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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455878403321

Titolo

Architectures of illusion [[electronic resource] ] : from motion pictures to navigable interactive environments / / Maureen Thomas and Francois Penz, (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol ; ; Portland, Or., : Intellect, 2003

ISBN

1-280-47656-7

9786610476565

1-84150-892-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThomasMaureen

PenzFrançois

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Digital media

Technology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Historical Note; Introduction; Animation, Art and Digitality; Beyond Digitality: Cinema, Console Games and Screen Language; Architecture and the Screen from Photography to Synthetic Imaging; The Creative Treatment of Actuality; Screenography; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The world of media production is in a state of rapid transformation. In this age of the Internet, interactivity and digital broadcasting, do traditional standards of quality apply or must we identify and implement new criteria? This profile of the work of the Cambridge University Moving Image Studio (CUMIS), presents a strong argument that new developments in digital media are absolutely dependent on an understanding of traditional excellence. The book stands alone in placing equal emphasis on theoretical and practical aspects of its subject matter and avoids jargon so as to be easily understo