But until we sprout a third ear, just how far can music evolve?! I suspect
the music will evolve mainly through humans mastery over the technology...we
will see more truly ingenius compositions as people master the tools. The
Human to Machine interface is what really sucks right now. The evolution of
music, 3-D arts and multimedia will run parallel to improvments in the
interface design and more intutive controls for the software/instruments
panels.
hence the authors statement:
". three-dimensional
virtual-reality displays, embedded in glasses and contact lenses, provide
the primary interface for communication with other persons, the web, and
virtual reality. most interaction with computing is through gestures and
two-way natural language spoken communication. "
just talkin trash,
FCB
matthew d salcido wrote:
quoted 36 lines hey,
> hey,
>
> i just picked up this book recently and i thought it would be cool to
> mention it in case anyone is interested in checking it out. its called
> "the age of spiritual machines" by ray kurzweil (on viking press).
> basically he goes thru where computers have been, where they are now and
> makes predictions as to where theyre headed. heres a quote from the
> contents
>
> "chapter ten: 2019 a $1000 computing device is now approximately
> equal to the computational ability of the human brain. computers are now
> largely invisible and are embedded everywhere. three-dimensional
> virtual-reality displays, embedded in glasses and contact lenses, provide
> the primary interface for communication with other persons, the web, and
> virtual reality. most interaction with computing is through gestures and
> two-way natural language spoken communication. realistic
> all-encompassing visual, auditory, and tactile environments enable people
> to do virtually anything with anybody, regardless of physical proximity.
> people are beginning to have relationships with automated personalities
> as companions, teachers, caretakers, and lovers."
>
> kurzweil goes all the way up thru year 2099. imagine how music will
> sound by 2099. what if people go back to using hand carved wooden
> instruments as electronic music would be considered too developed.
> people would probably search for something more challenging taking music
> almost back in time to when drums were made out of a hollowed out tree
> trunk with some animal skin stretched over it...
>
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