Media Memory Place
Dedicate a hall or space to collecting working examples of devices from the prior history of computing, media, and communications.
Creator
Daniel OyoluTags
old media (1)communication (1)
computation (1)
Ingredients
tables (2)stereoscopes (1)
camera lucida (1)
slide projectors (1)
phonograph (1)
available hall space (1)
typewriters (2)
casette tape players (1)
Source
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674725034
Directions
- Identify an available hall space.
- Install tables for devices to rest on.
- Set up devices (typewriters, stereoscopes, camera lucida etc.) on tables.
- Create mini-signs explaining each device's function and origin.
- Invite patrons to reflect on how devices of old compare with devices of new.
