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dc.contributor.advisorOtto Piene.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOliveras, Iris N. (Iris Nereida)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-29T17:18:04Z
dc.date.available2012-02-29T17:18:04Z
dc.date.copyright1993en_US
dc.date.issued1993en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69306
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 59-62).en_US
dc.description.abstractWe understand the world through our senses. What we see, hear, touch-what we experience--is a construct of a reality that is individual, flexible and in motion. Our thoughts and behavior and the quality of our existence rests on perception of ourselves and our environments. We experience the world personally with the ability to 'edit' our experiences by denying, ignoring, enhancing or changing what we see. Technical developments have made it possible to experience environments that are already altered when they reach one's senses. Modem society is being shaped by the designed, pre-pakaged environment. Visual realities are now pre-fabricated, canned for consumption for an audience increasingly dependent on information fed by others. This thesis, plus its accompanying installation, is based on the premise that images shape thought and that the creative process of image-making can be used to learn about the living environment through video and computer graphics representations. The written part of the thesis examines the changing role of the individual and the artist in a world increasingly shaped by mass media. It proposes an alternate visual communications system for investigating and sharing living environments. The accompanying installation demonstrates the system's educational and creative potential through a visual exploration that plays with the notion of the reliability of perception. It opens a window on the creative process, transforming the artist's studio into a box of illusions and simulations that reflect the illusive nature of art.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Iris N. Oliveras.en_US
dc.format.extent62 leavesen_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleDigital landscapes : representing and sharing the environment with computers, video and telecommunicationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.V.S.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc28735171en_US


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