Project Number
- 104
Title
- Frontiers of Utopia
Description
- Virtual time travel to explore the history and nature of idealism, technology, and design.
Contact
- Jill Scott
Affiliation
- ZKM Medienmuseum
Address
- Monitor Info System/ZKM
- Postfach 6919
- D-76049 Karlsruhe, Germany
- +49.721.9340.420
- +49.721.9340.59 fax
- Postfach 6919
- jscott@hermes.ZKM.de
WWW
Year
- 1995
Reference
- SIGGRAPH 95 Visual Proceedings
Project Details
- "Frontiers of Utopia is the final part of a trilogy exploring the history and nature of idealism, technology, and design. By touching icons and objects in the virtual space, viewers become time travelers and move interactively through four time-zone layers representing the Frontiers of Utopia of the 20th century."
- "During their explorations, viewers interact with eight different women and learn more about their private lives by asking them questions and examining personal objects in their suitcases." At a virtual dinner party, viewers can select women of different areas to converse and make comparisons.
- "Frontiers of Utopia examines our notions of the ideal society (utopia) by comparing different historical concepts and political attitudes. It also addresses women's relationships and their attitudes toward media and technology."
Sight
- graphics computer
Sound
- amplified audio
Touch
Smell
Taste
Other
Emergence
- 5 - Established, Finished
Intent
- 3 - Application (expression, enabler)
Primary
- 307 - art / commentary
Secondary
- 306 - education
Remarks
- Implementation details undocumented.
Last updated: 5 Jul 2002
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