Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Keynote Address for the 2015 International Computer Music Conference
Author(s) -
Carla Scaletti
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
computer music journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.219
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1531-5169
pISSN - 0148-9267
DOI - 10.1162/comj_a_00341
Subject(s) - creativity , computer science , software , set (abstract data type) , the imaginary , coding (social sciences) , cognition , cognitive science , computer music , multimedia , human–computer interaction , visual arts , art , sociology , psychology , musical , programming language , social science , psychoanalysis , social psychology , neuroscience
The invention of software in the mid-20th century was as big a breakthrough for modern humans as the mastery over fire was for our prehistoric ancestors; the addition of cognitive fluidity to hardware has resulted in an explosion of experimentation and creativity (which also poses some challenges). As is the case with any new technology, humans immediately set about using software to connect with ...
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