In the article “Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins” by Beverly J. Jones, she stated that she believes has evolved as time goes by. Her primary thesis is “to establish the relation of specific image, object, event or environment to conceptual frames, (which) exist within art and technology and are present in other forms of symbolic and material culture” ( Jones 21). Also, she explained that the effects of origins and practices exist in current art and technology, and prove that graphic design has become more advances than the past, but the new forms of art and technology are frequently cast in the mode of old forms.
Jones uses many examples to explain her thesis, one of the three historical examples Jones provides is computers were used to generate the earliest computer graphics and displayed on oscilloscopes in the 1940s. Ben F. Lapofsky and Herbert W. Franke were among the pineers creating there images, and their work continues to promote exploration in similar work (Jones 22). Then since computer graphics were made, the computer graphics was two-dimensional screen in the earlier years , and then more advanced technology to improve many aspects of computer imagery like in memory space and speed, which make the three dimensional images to appear on the computer screen. These evolution of technology are not only become more advanced, but it is gradually embedded in the art and culture.
One of the current examples about the technological advancement I found is about an article from The New York Times called “Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion in Video” by Erik Olsen. He introduces a new technology that focus on pixel in a video to identify changes. Originally, they developed the program is to monitor neonatal babies without making physical contact, and then they believe that the new technology will applied in manufacturing and oil exploration industries and improve the working efficiency like “a factory technician could film a machine to check for small movements in bolts that might indicate an impending breakdown” (Erik 1). From this example, the developments of computer graphics not only increase the quality of current video games that everyone knows, but also bring many benefits to the human’s life. Also, I believe the art and technology connect to each other tightly because the advanced technology could provide multiple approaches to create art works and gradually become one of the powers to help human beings solve the problems in the world.
Olsen, E. (2013). Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion in Video. Bits: The Business of Technology. Retrieved February 28 2013, from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/scientists-uncover-invisible-motion-in-video/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0