Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins, which is written by Beverly J. Jones, refers to the theory that when developing technology, we need take advantage some artistic concept. By using the concept of art, the image of science and technology tend to look more real than the image without using artistic concept (Jones, 1990). For example, the widely use of three-dimensional films and pictures make the world look more real in the audiences’ eye so that the audiences can enjoy the image better than before. Taking advantage of the artistic concept, the audience has stronger feeling about what the usage of art during the development of technology can bring the common people a great value of entertainment and visual feast.

However, the widely use of artistic concept in the development of technology is unpredictable for many people, especially some scientists. They could not predict there are so many people using microcomputers at that time, either. The example of this theory is the Mercedes Benz Corporation, which can prove that the people including some scientists did not think the use of microcomputer can spread so widely. The Mercedes Benz Corporation limits the sales of automobiles to very small number so that very few drivers can drive the automobiles. The example of Mercedes Benz Corporation can prove the fact that people, including some scientists at that time could not predict there will be so many people using microcomputer and computer become an obbligato object in people’s daily life now.

However, there is no doubt that the wide use of artistic concept in the development of technology has win great success and brought a big revolution to the entertainment of the world now. When we walk in the cinema, we can find that there are many three-dimensional films on show. Besides, many classics and old movies are reproduced into three-dimensional version and won great success. For example, Titanic was first released in 1997 and it has won itself a great reputation and is regarded as classic. Since the wide use of three-dimensional vision has attracted many audiences, it is reproduced into three-dimensional version and was released in 2013. Though it has been seen by many people many years ago, Titanic still achieved impressive box-office results in 2013. Its domestic ticket box is $57 million and its world-wide ticket box is $344 million (2014). The ticket box of the three-dimensional Titanic proves that the technology using artistic concept has win great success in the world now. Technology using artistic concept enrich the world and make the audiences have a new way to enjoy entertainment. I believe the wide use of artistic concept will also help the development of technology and bring people convenience in the future.

 

References:

Jones, B. J. (1990). Computer Graphics: Effects of Origins. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

 

Titanic. (n.d.). Retrieved August 40, 2014, from

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