Sunday, November 30, 2008

New Media Reader Time Line 301-375

1974- Theodore Nelson writes Computer Lib/ Dream Machines
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Sought to clarify computer technology for the masses
- Predicted personal computing
- Imagined how computers could be used to redefine and enhance educational and other non-corporate settings

1974- Augusto Boal writes "Theater of the Oppressed" outlining his revolutionary theater techniques
-created interactive improvisational theater and performance pieces which encouraged discussion of political and social issues
- allowed participants to imagine and therapeutically work through different political or personal problems and solutions

1975- Nicholas Negroponte "Soft Architecture Machine"
-outlined how computers could be used by experts in non computing fields, specifically architecture, to enhance their work
-describes how how software can be as responsive and intuitive as possible to a user's needs

1976- Joseph Weizenbaum "Computer Power and Human Reason"
-Wrote about the controversy surrounding his talking bot "Eliza" and discusses the danger of human-technology empathy and interaction

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