The graphic Web

Author

Stone, Maureen C.

Author_Institution

StoneSoup Consulting, USA

Volume

20

Issue

1

fYear

2000

Firstpage

58

Lastpage

59

Abstract

The Internet, manifest as the World Wide Web and as e-mail, is revolutionary. It overshadows the personal computer, enticing more “regular folks” with the ability to browse, shop, and communicate than ever wanted to format a document or balance a checkbook. It has brought the issue of censorship versus protection to a new level of complexity. It is accused of turning people away from the real world of interpersonal relationships. It is even luring people away from their televisions. Why the Web is so popular and how it will evolve are primary concerns in business and politics today. My more modest goal is to point out those trends that I think will influence the future of the Web, with special attention to its impact on graphics

Keywords

Internet; computer graphics; information resources; technological forecasting; Internet; World Wide Web; censorship; computer graphics; e-mail; future; personal computer; technological forecasting; Books; Graphics; Moore´s Law; Motion pictures; Rendering (computer graphics); Robustness; Stability; Technological innovation; Toy industry; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.814564

Filename

814564