Brian Thomas on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:39:24 +0100 (CET) |
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<nettime-ann> [ann] world's longest running interactive project complete |
Writing software for the Mac is like being an architect on a planet where the laws of gravity change each year. Seventeen years of building and expanding IF MONKS HAD MACS taught me that much. From the first release of MONKS in 1988 I aimed to create a world as engaging as the Macintosh itself -- a world that included games and literary machines. Monks is a library of interactive art that embraces the fight to take our culture back from corporate sponsorship. When the Voyager Company released the first 24 volume color version of MONKS on CD-ROM MacWeek declared the project, "A seminal work of hypermedia art." I promised then to bring IF MONKS HAD MACS to the Windows operating system. That was difficult but not as challenging as building in the ever shifting gravitational field of OS X. I remained engaged in the project by expanding it at every delay. Now, at last, what must may be the longest running construction in the history of new media is finished! While my work might be a legend in the Mac world, I suspect that it is less than a rumor in the art world. Now at its completion I'd like to invite any of you who are interested to visit. MONKS is controversial, yet beautifully illustrated, quick and deep. For More information visit: http://rivertext.com/ Brian http://rivertext.com/ mixing art & ideas online since 1986 http://rivertext.smugmug.com/ my photo gallery _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann