Dream Machines
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Dream Machines is the visionary second half of Ted Nelson’s influential 1974 book that imagines interactive, hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity and liberation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dream Machines canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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nonfiction work ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
interactive documents
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nonlinear writing ⓘ user empowerment through computing ⓘ |
| author | Ted Nelson ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Computer Lib / Dream Machines
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surface form:
Computer Lib
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
computers as media for personal liberation
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hypertext-based computers as tools for personal creativity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
future possibilities of computers
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imaginative uses of technology ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
computer literature
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manifesto ⓘ media theory ⓘ technology criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Ted Nelson as hypertext pioneer ⓘ |
| hasForm |
collage-like layout
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hand-drawn illustrations ⓘ mixed typography ⓘ nonlinear page design ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
computers as personal expressive tools
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critique of centralized computing ⓘ liberation through technology ⓘ user control over information ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Project Xanadu ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
artists and writers
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computer enthusiasts ⓘ general readers interested in computers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
computer-based creativity
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human–computer interaction ⓘ hypertext ⓘ information liberation ⓘ interactive computing ⓘ personal computing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early articulation of hypertext concepts for personal use
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influence on later hypertext and new media theory ⓘ visionary view of computers as personal media ⓘ |
| pageOrientation | landscape ⓘ |
| partOf | Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ |
| positionInWork | second half of Computer Lib / Dream Machines ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Self-published by Ted Nelson ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
hypertext systems
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personal computing movement ⓘ |
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