Saturday, December 13, 2008

25. Responsive Environments, Krueger, 1977

  • Considered "the father of virtual reality" 
  • 1976- created a new computer interface:  a glove that monitored hand movements (created at the Electronic Visualization Lab @ the University of Illinois
  • He had both aesthetic and technical concerns throughout his career
  • Thought about art and computer science in similar disciplines 
  • Steered away from traditional ideas of "content"
  • Critical technical practices - a practice that makes technological artifact with arts and culture in mind

No comments: