“Media & Mythology” by Parsons, Parsons and Mickle

  • ©Kimberly Abel Parsons, James B. Parsons, and Anthony B. Mickle

  • ©Kimberly Abel Parsons, James B. Parsons, and Anthony B. Mickle

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Entry Number: 22

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    Media & Mythology

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    Enhanced Realities

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    Institute for Simulation & Training

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    In ancient times, mythology was the high-tech method for storing data on a society’s history, rituals, and ethical sys- tems. The paradigm in use for these early information systems was storytelling. Media & Mythology explores the link between traditional mythologies from several cultures and new technology/new media. Man and Minotaur allows visitors a chance to portray the two ancient combatants and the gods that taunt them within a fully immersive, synthetic version of Dedalus’ Labyrinth in ancient Crete. In Video Totem, expressionistic visitors create and view their own mythologies on a large digital totem pole. Dear Oracle integrates contemporary media into traditional soothsaying. The result is a new form of oracle: digital divination.


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