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“The first online feature-film since 1993″
I don’t think I could watch this in its intended form so I’m not sure how much I can comment. The idea for the film seems to be a feature length documentary styled narrative which lets you explore a particular scene or idea by clicking on the video. Unfortunately on my computer the result is a javascript error. It is interesting to note how heavily the site promotes a CD-ROM version of the film:
“The movie is much larger and cleaner, the sound is better, and your speed of access will improve.”
I think it sort of makes the whole “first online feature film” a bit misleading. Maybe it was the “first CD-ROM interactive feature film online”. Like many similar projects it seems like a fairly good idea that never really took off, partly because of technological limitations and partly because the work seemed to be a ‘re-re-mediation’ from the start. A film, in a CD-ROM interactive, on the web.
In my research project I am looking to produce works which are specifically designed for the web. These will invlolve re-mediation of techniques and content but hopefully the outcome will be works which are ‘comfortable’ on the web and ‘conscious’ of their medium.
If you can get Waxweb to work please comment!
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