From cave paintings to 17th century libraries to the internet, the history of content is a history of the tensions between archive and access, curation and comprehensiveness. This is a brief talk about the 'history of content' followed by a hypothesis about its post-book future. We advocate the proliferation of Armchair Apps - apps that present large but finite collections of curated content as well designed interactive experiences.

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6. The Journey to Contentopia
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17. To Publish (v) :
early 14c., "to make public," from M.E. publicen (c.1300),
altered (by influence of banish, finish, etc.) from O.Fr. publier,
from L. publicare "make public," from publicus "public"
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21. This is not a book
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23. “Whatever they may do, authors do not write
books. Books are not written at all. They are
manufactured by scribes and artisans, by
mechanics and other engineers, and by
printing presses and other machines.”
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24. “Whatever they may do, authors do not write
books. Books are not written at all. They are
manufactured by scribes and artisans, by
mechanics and other engineers, and by
printing presses and other machines.”
“There is no comprehension of any written
piece that does not at least in part depend
upon the forms in which it reaches its reader.”
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25. Content ≠ experience
Text ≠ object
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26. Content ≠ experience
Text ≠ object
The space between content and experience
is where much meaning is constructed
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27. Content ≠ experience
Text ≠ object
The space between content and experience
is where much meaning is constructed
We are post-book.
Not eBook.
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28. Homo sapiens End of
Civilization
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29. Homo sapiens End of
Civilization
Publishing
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30. Homo sapiens Now End of
Civilization
Publishing
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43. The Post-book Era:
Experiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.
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44. The Post-book Era:
Experiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.
Immersive | Nontrivial
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45. The Post-book Era:
Experiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.
Interaction Design (IxD) defines the structure and behavior
of interactive products and services. Interaction Designers
create compelling relationships between people and the
interactive systems they use. _IXDA Website
Immersive | Nontrivial
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46. The Post-book Era:
Experiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed contexts.
Publisher Provided User Generated
Copy Notation & Commentary
Interactives Highlighting & Marking
Bookmarking
Video
Reading Activity
Audio Social Annotation
Social Activity
Immersive | Nontrivial
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47. The Post-book Era:
Experiencing multifarious curated content in intentionally designed containers.
Comprehensiveness vs. Essence
Immersive | Nontrivial
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51. Contentopia:
Deep and wide
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52. Contentopia: Armchair Apps
(not too) Deep and (not too) wide
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