Multimedia histories : from the magic lantern to the internet / edited by James Lyons and John Plunkett.

Other author Lyons, James, 1972-
Other author Plunkett, John, 1974-
Format Book
Publication InfoExeter : University of Exeter Press, 2007.
Descriptionxxv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesExeter studies in film history
Exeter studies in film history. ^A486403
Contents Foreword / Laura Mulvey -- Introduction / James Lyons and John Plunkett -- Sect. 1. Culture, aesthetics and the influence of new media -- Toys, instruments, machines : why the hardware matters / Ian Christie -- 'The suppleness of everyday life' : CGI, the lumiéres, and perception after photography / Damian Sutton -- 'Wouldn't you rather be at home?' : electronic media and the anti-urban impulse / William Boddy -- Breaking the time barrier with John Cage / Charlie Gere -- Sect. 2. Exploring remediation : old formats into new -- From the album page to the computer screen : collecting photographs at home / Patrizia Di Bello -- The return of curiosity : the world wide web as curiosity museum / Michelle Henning -- From android to synthespian : the performance of artificial life / Dan North -- As seen on TV : kinaesthetic crossover and the animation of social dance pedagogy / Jonathan Bollen -- Sect. 3. Media consumption and interactivity -- Depth, colour, movement : embodied vision and the stereoscope / John Plunkett -- Penny Gaffs and picture theatres : popular perceptions of Britain's first cinemas / Andrew Shail -- From museum to interactive television : organizing the navigable space of natural-history display / James Bennett -- Imaginary spaces : user participation in networked narrative environments / Andrea Zapp -- Sect. 4. Visions of convergence : bringing media together -- 'The lady of shalott' : optical elegy / Isabel Armstrong -- Photographed tableaux and motion-picture aesthetics : Alexander Black's picture plays / Kaveh Askari -- DVDs, video games and the cinema of interactions / Richard Grusin -- From 'Nip/tuck' to cut/paste : remediating
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Joyner General Stacks P94.6 .M87 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold