User:ThomasW/An encyclopedia of media objects

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Speculative media object

Photography ?

Moled of media objects?

--- Object vs attribute negative space shape subjectivity maker-object-reader container symbols digital physical finite concrete interaction physical object object of dis sire

Thing or Object?

Make the digital physical?

Artefact? Atonomis and sculptural Functional and interactive? Part of a system, flow?


Objects

Family Photo Album

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The family photo album have been a important part of a family since the mass production of film.

“The family photograph functions primarily as a record as visible evidence that this family exist” Page (Joanne, (2011) p35 )


" When we document something in the real world, we make fixed, permanent, immutable records of it. But computer documents are volatile, ephemeral constellations of data” (Stephenson, 1999, Page 63)


How does the feel of a physical photo book be if the images are glitches?

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VHS Video Tape

The VHS tape is now a outdated storage medium for movies. How do we treat home movies that are stuck on VHS tape? What did we get promised, they last for a life time? But few people have a VHS player no more

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CRT Screen

How does the CRT screen fit in now in a modern time with LCD and LED screens. crt.jpg