Class 13: Palimpsest

August 15, 2009  |  Classes, EMAC

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.— Orson Welles

Discussion: At the heart of revision lies the promise of a palimpsest.  What are some examples of a digital palimpsest, why would they be worth creating?  Is facebook a digital palimpsest?

  1. Please post an entry in your blog.

Introducing:

Mitchel Resnick (bio)
Please Watch:

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/372

Mitchel Resnick explores how new technologies can help people (especially children) learn new things in new ways. His Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab has developed a variety of educational tools, including the “programmable bricks” that were the basis for the award-winning LEGO MindStorms robotics construction kit.

New kinds of screens:
How could you use a display system like this to improve or change an experience?  How would this effect fashion?

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