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Ted Nelson, Xanadu, and “The Completely New System of Media”

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The avatar of new media, Ted Nelson, is always worthy of (re)consideration. YouTube brings his great project Xanadu to life (in a manner of speaking) with these brief demos.

Xanadu Spaces

ZigZag Data Structures

For the very tortured history of Xanadu, check out Gary Wolf’s article in the June 1995 issue of Wired magazine. And if you’re interested in what starts the Nelson story, checkout the great Computer Lib/Dream Machines.

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Imaginary Forces “New City” Experience Design Project

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Not much context, but stunning visions of a “new city” created entirely in a digital environment by Imaginary Forces for the MOMA show: “Design and the Elastic Mind”. Check out the show review here as well as a slide show here. While we’re at it, check out this interesting video by another firm included in the show, Front Design.

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