New Media Exploration
THE NEW MEDIA AS A MEANS OF PRESERVING HISTORY
As Second Story Studios has shown the story no longer needs to go in one direction. The new media has made it possible to explore any period in time, both in the distant and recent past. The new media has also made it possible to not only to archive historical artifacts and documents in a huge database, but it has also made this information accessible to anyone with a computer.New Media
The website http://www.national66.com/ is a good example how the past meets new media. Route 66, which is called the Mother Highwway was America's first highway, and although it presently exists in parts, it has become a part of America's past and to this day has its devotees. The curious dicover the history, the armchair traveller can view the photo gallery, and the adventuous can plan a trip.The New Media has also allowed historians to blend computer and history, creating what is now being termed digital history.
A good example is the website for The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia ( http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/) The Center’s mission is to democratize history by the use of multimedia. Among the projects are an exploration of the French Revolution and U.S.History. But where it seems to succeed is in its projects dealing with Sept 11 and Hurricane Katrina.
As Second Story Studios has shown the story no longer needs to go in one direction. The new media has made it possible to explore any period in time, both in the distant and recent past. The new media has also made it possible to not only to archive historical artifacts and documents in a huge database, but it has also made this information accessible to anyone with a computer.New Media
The website http://www.national66.com/ is a good example how the past meets new media. Route 66, which is called the Mother Highwway was America's first highway, and although it presently exists in parts, it has become a part of America's past and to this day has its devotees. The curious dicover the history, the armchair traveller can view the photo gallery, and the adventuous can plan a trip.The New Media has also allowed historians to blend computer and history, creating what is now being termed digital history.
A good example is the website for The Center for History and New Media at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia ( http://www.chnm.gmu.edu/) The Center’s mission is to democratize history by the use of multimedia. Among the projects are an exploration of the French Revolution and U.S.History. But where it seems to succeed is in its projects dealing with Sept 11 and Hurricane Katrina.
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