Re: [-empyre-] Vog applications

[Michael Arnold Mages <magesm@mindspring.com>]

> From: "Patrick Lichty" <voyd@voyd.com>
> Reply-To: empyre@imap.cofa.unsw.edu.au
> Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 08:59:48 -0500
> To: <empyre@imap.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> Subject: Re: [-empyre-] Vog applications
> 
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> Secondy, I feel that Benjamin's propositions are quite valid, but are not
> particularly applicable to new media.  There are aspects of reproduceability
> and the loss of aura - granted, but that's just about where it stops.

Patrick,

Could you explain a little more about what you mean here?  It always seemed
to me that Ben's point was bigger than the reproducibility thing... More
that tech. alters the meaning of objects (or perhaps the meaning of the
rituals that surround the objects).  This seems to be very applicable where
new media is concerned--I mean, the hyperlink has really fundamentally
altered the ritual of reading, right? Or am I reading too much into Benj.?

Michael