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| Is this 34 year old movie clip the inspiration for iPod/iTunes advertisement? | | Date Created: 25 Oct, 2004, 08:03 PM |
 I've been preparing a Keynote-by-Apple presentation looking at the role of Virtual Reality in clinical psychology. I've entitled it "From cave to clinic, and beyond" and independently conceived of focussing on the earliest permanent record of painting, such as the cave paintings of bison in the Spanish and French caves, as the first demonstration of virtual reality.
In doing my research, I discovered I wasn't alone in this conceptualization.
Multimedia composers, designers and thinkers Randall Packer and Ken Jordan have developed a brilliant website and project entitled "Multimedia - From Wagner to Virtual Reality"
The authors give a marvellous demonstration of their art, and I have incorporated some their work into my presentation, especially the section on Richard Wagner's efforts to create an immersive experience for the German audiences of the 1870s, including being the first to darken the theatre.
Further along in their website, they describe the work of computer scientist Myron Kreuger (1970) who attempted to involve an audience in human-computer interaction in "responsive environments." The authors write:
"Audience members could "touch" each other's video-generated silhouettes, as well as manipulate the odd, playful assortment of graphical objects and animated organisms that appeared on the screen, imbued with the presence of artificial life."
There is a link at the site which opens to a Real Player movie of some of Kreuger's work. Well, blow me down if this 34 year old movie doesn't bear an uncanny resemblance to the current iPod/iTunes advertisements complete with "string" silhouette too. You be the judge if there is not a great similarity - not that I am suggesting anything more than a remarkable coincidence. |
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