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[Anindita]

The computer is a tool and a medium like a piano or a pen, for
communication and expression (which is what I believe you are saying, it's
not an end). . . I'm not quite sure how it connects to the previous
statement though.  Can you explain it a little more?

I think sometimes one only appreciates Shakespeare when it's staged, or
that serves as an entry into enjoying Shakespeare in different ways.
Again, they're different media.  Music can be played on a piano, guitar,
sung. . . each tool or medium highlights different aspects of the same
piece, like reading a poem vs. reciting a poem.  Multiple tools, multiple
media, multiple representations, experiences and understandings.  And
sometimes a particular tool or medium resonates with an individual more
than another, so some people can connect with watching Shakespeare more
immediately than reading it whereas others prefer the reverse.

Anindita

On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Ken Joye wrote:

> At 10:23 PM 6/5/2002, Michael Rueger wrote:
> >"Music is not in the piano" as "Knowledge is not in the computer"
>
> Is this to say that poetry is not realized if it is read instead of
> heard?  Can one only appreciate Shakespeare if his plays
> are staged?
>
> The experience is not in the computer, it is in the interchange
> between the author of a program and the person executing
> it (who can be one and the same).
>
> Ken
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