The Spectre of Change


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"New Media"
name defines our lack of knowledge
 
Lessons from history - cinema
40-50 year hiatus from invention of technology
to emergence of a mature language
 
Technology improves as the language develops
close-ups
 
Phases of technofetishism and
imitation of existing media (eg. theatre)
 
The final emergence cannot be predicted
but with hindsight is obvious