Showing papers on "Digital media published in 1986"
Patent•
16 Sep 1986
TL;DR: In this paper, a portable self-contained device for monitoring an area and reporting conditions automatically over standard telephone lines is described, which communicates through a modem in digital code with digital terminals or in synthetic speech when a digital terminal is not used.
Abstract: A portable, self-contained device for monitoring an area and reporting conditions automatically over standard telephone lines is disclosed. The device communicates through a modem in digital code with digital terminals or in synthetic speech when a digital terminal is not used.
36 citations
TL;DR: More and more composers are relishing the unprecendented freedom provided by digital processors to manipulate both internal and external characteristics of sounds.
Abstract: More and more composers are relishing the unprecendented freedom provided by digital processors to manipulate both internal and external characteristics of sounds.
10 citations
TL;DR: The metaphor of adata particle is introduced to explain the general universality of digital media and the structural components of the data particle are analysed in terms of duality, discreteness and abstraction, which have significant impact on the production process of visual information.
Abstract: The field of visual communication is currently facing a period of transition to digital media. Two tracks of development can be distinguished; one utilitarian, the other artistic in scope. The first area of application pragmatically substitutes existing media with computerized simulations and adheres to standards that have evolved out of common practice. The artistic direction experimentally investigates new features inherent in computer imaging devices and exploits them for the creation of meaningful expression. The intersection of these two apparently divergent approaches is the structural foundation of all digital media. My focus will be on artistic explorations, since they more clearly reveal the relevant properties. The metaphor of adata particle is introduced to explain the general universality of digital media. The structural components of the data particle are analysed in terms of duality, discreteness and abstraction. These properties are found to have significant impact on the production process of visual information: digital media encourage interactive use, integrate different classes of symbolic representation, and facilitate intelligent image generation.
5 citations
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that current digital media offer exciting new opportunities for experimental work based on sharing responsibilities and tasks between man and machine, and that the artist can get a better in-deph understanding of his individual exploratory behaviour through navigating in behaviour-rich problem domains.
Abstract: It is argued that current digital media offer exciting new opportunities for experimental work based on sharing responsibilities and tasks between man and machine. The artist can get a better in-deph understanding of his individual exploratory behaviour through navigating in behaviour-rich problem domains. Interactive methods are instrumental to introspection and flexible enough to control and explore many different types of dynamic systems.
4 citations