Computer Lib/ Dream MachinesTed Nelson (1974)Ted Nelson (1974)Self-published bookTwo books back to backComputer Lib: challenging what the computers are here for.Dream Machine: new media focused with a twofold vision1. Computerized media experiences need to be designed withusers in mind (founding ideas for HCI).2. These new media experiences should be published in an open publishing network.Hyper-Media– Ted Nelson coined the term Hypertext 40 years ago As a special case of what he called interactive HypermediaDiscrete Hepertexts:“Hypertext” means forms of writing which branch or performon request.Discrete, or chunk style, hypertexts consist of seperate pieces of text conneceted by links.Hyper-MediaPerforming Hypergrams:A Hypergram is a performing or branching picture.Stretchtext (fills in details):There are a screen and throttles, these are the controls forcausing the text to become longer/shorter making text to pop up or become less detailed.Hyper-MediaHyper-comics:The screen holds a comic strip,but one which branches onthe user request.FanticsFantics means the art andscience of getting ideas across,both emotionally and cognitively.FanticsThus Fantics is concerned with:1. The art and science of presentation2. Techniques of presentation: writing, stage direction,movie making, magazine layout, sound overlay etc.3. Media themselves, their analysis and design; and ultimately4. The design of systems for presentation.FanticsFantics must also include:5. Psychological effects and impact of various presentational technique and science of presentation.6. Sociological tie-ins – especially supportive anddysfunctional structure.7. The parts, conceptual threads, unifying concepts andwhatnot that we create to make aspects of the worldunderstandable.Thinker toysThinkertoy means, a system to help people think, toys meansit should be easy and fun to use.Thinkertoy is something quite specific as a computerdisplay system that helps you envision complex alternatives.Project XanaduA full-fledged decision/creativity/ system, embracing bothtext and graphics, is one of the ultimate design goals of Project Xanadu.The parallel textface:Intended to aid in all forms of writing and scholarshipas well as anywhere else that we need to understand andmanipulate complex xlusterings of text.Project XanaduFail-safe and Historical Features:In systems for naive users, it is essentialto safeguard the user from his own mistake.Thus actions causing errorsmust be reversible.Project XanaduEditingRather than giving the user anythingcomplicated to learn, the system iscompletely
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