1. LCC 2700: Intro to Computational Media
Doug Engelbart
LCC 2700: Intro to Computational Media

2. Doug Engelbart (1960’s)
“Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework” 1962
Demo of system 1968
Like McLuhan sees new technology as an extension of human powers, new media forms allow new thinking power
Like V. Bush, uses his own research process as the model
Wants to represent and retrieve information beyond linear texts
Wants to turn the computer into a desktop machine for intellectual work and collaboration

3. Mother of All Demos 1968 Starting point: TIMESHARING
Graphic Video Display
Keyboard hooked up to a monitor
Programmers and programming languages
Notecards
His own research / writing process
Vannevar Bush’s idea of the memex
Visual outlines linked to documents
Editable lists & hierarchies
Multiple views of document(s)
Linked files
Mouse driven pointer (he calls it a “bug”)
Shared viewing, editing across a network
Navigation by hierarchies of menus
Video conferencing
Chording keyboard
Formatting commands for hard copies