New Media History and Theory

It is often common for one to assume the meaning of certain words and phrases; especially if said word or phrase is common place in one’s daily life.

Such is the case with the term, multimedia. In this digital day and age, the word multimedia is thrown about rather flippantly. We have come to assume that all media is multimedia – no form of Read more →

Multimedia, according to the Oxford dictionary, means 

using more than one medium of expression or communication.

I think tea ceremony provides what could be considered as one of an earlier forms of multimedia art experience. 

The history of multimedia begins with the Chinese opera in Song Dynasty. it is a popular form of drama and musical theater in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is a composite performance art that is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over Read more →

The history of multimedia begins with the prehistoric caves in Southern France

The history of multimedia for me begins in 1985 with the pivotal introduction of Commodore’s Amiga – the world’s first multimedia computer designed for mainstream consumers and creators.