Title :
The digital computer as a creative medium
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Abstract :
Digital computers are now being used to produce musical sounds and to generate artistic visual images. The artist or composer interacts directly with the computer through a console. This article explores the possibilities of the computer as an artistic medium and makes some predictions about the art of the future.
Keywords :
Animation; Application software; Art; Automatic control; Computer applications; Computer graphics; Image generation; Laboratories; Paints; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1967.5217127