User:Michael Murtaugh

Planning new modular prototyping...

Historical Examples

We look at certain key historical examples, investigating source documents (a proposal, film/video recordings), to understand the context of a particular example. We make use of reinactment and re-coding as techniques useful to re-engaging / activating the historical documents. Key concern: deconstruction fo the "dominant narrative" of the genius working in isolation -- instead, attempt to reveal the surrounding infrastructures, people around the center and relations to other projects.

• WEIZENBAUM Eliza / Doctor
• BUSH Memex
• NELSON Xanadu
• SUTHERLAND Sketchpad
• ENGLEBART Mother of all demo's, Bootstrapping
• KURENNIEMI Dimi-O
• STALLMAN GNU/FSF
• PAPERT, SOLOMAN LOGO, Turtle graphics
• BERNERS-LEE Web
• COHEN BitTorrent (Protocol)
• JUNE PAIK/MOORMAN
• HERSHMAN, ?
• ANDREESSEN et al, Proposed new tag: IMG