Editor's Notes.(Brief Article)

Publication: Computer Music Journal

Publication Date: 22-MAR-01

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The character of technology, both within and without academia, is such that it almost necessarily calls attention to itself. "Look, I'm new, I'm different. Bigger, better, faster, more lifelike, more otherworldly." And yet ultimately the arts that utilize technology most strongly must address issues different from the technology itself. They must address, as all arts must to remain viable, issues of value and meaning--that is, if they wish to remain art and not sink into cultural commodity. That they use technology, or what technology they use, is not so...

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