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Spectator vol.50 / Learn the history of media through manga

¥1,320

No matter when or how many times I read it, it only deepens my understanding. Founded in 1999, Spectator is a culture magazine published three times a year by Editorial Department. It delves into one theme in detail.

Computers, video games, social networks.
When and how did digital media, which has become an indispensable part of our lives, come into being? What emerged at the intersection of technology and culture were some unconventional figures...
This is another history of digital media that cannot be understood by simply tracing the history of machines.

- Published by Editorial Department Ltd.
- Release date: August 19, 2022

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Spectator vol.50 / Learn the history of media through manga

¥1,320

Contents

Special feature: Learning the history of media through manga CONTENTS
Illustrations by Miyu Sekine, Gami Nakano, and Katsuo Kawai
Original story by Yuichi Akada (magazine editorial department)

Chapter 0: McLuhan and the Global Village
In 1967, "Media is a Massage" became the bible for young people and sparked the information revolution.

Chapter 1 Tech Model Railroad Club
In 1958, a race of people called hackers emerged from MIT.

Chapter 2 PDP-1
In 1961, a revolutionary small machine was born that would change the history of computing.

Chapter 3 Space War
In 1962, the world's first video game was created, inspired by a science fiction novel.

Chapter 4: Whole Earth Catalog
In 1968, a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia of counterculture was launched in San Francisco.

Chapter 5: What comes next after LSD
In 1972, Stewart Brand saw the future in a hacker's space war game

Chapter 6 THE WELL
In 1985, the Whole Earth Catalog went from paper to electronic, giving birth to a computer-connected information republic.

Chapter 7: Eden of the Electron
In 1967, Brautigan's poem "The Graceful Machine" envisioned a digital utopia.

Chapter 8 Alan Kay
In 1977, the seminal paper "Personal Dynamic Media" was published, which would become a blueprint for future personal computers.

Final Chapter: Zen and Motorcycle Repair Techniques
In 1974, his book on Zen and motorcycle repairs became popular and sparked a lot of thought.

Main characters
Marshall McLuhan, media scholar, "Medium is Massage"
Stuart Brand, Publisher of the Whole Earth Catalog
●Steve Russell Original hacker, Space War developer
Alan Kay, inventor of "ALTO" and "Dynabook"
Richard Brautigan, poet and author, "Trout Fishing in America"