today I’m here to introduce you to one of the most important media figures of
of the most important media figures of
of the most important media figures of the 20th century that you’ve never heard
the 20th century that you’ve never heard
the 20th century that you’ve never heard of his name is Bob Brown and his CV puts
of his name is Bob Brown and his CV puts
of his name is Bob Brown and his CV puts most people’s in this room with all due
most people’s in this room with all due
most people’s in this room with all due respect to shame he was at various
respect to shame he was at various
respect to shame he was at various points in his career a best-selling pulp
points in his career a best-selling pulp
points in his career a best-selling pulp fiction and film writer an inventor an
fiction and film writer an inventor an
fiction and film writer an inventor an editor he was a stockbroker he was the
editor he was a stockbroker he was the
editor he was a stockbroker he was the owner operator of a South American
owner operator of a South American
owner operator of a South American publishing Empire he was a political
publishing Empire he was a political
publishing Empire he was a political radical and an exile he was also an
radical and an exile he was also an
radical and an exile he was also an educator but in my field English
educator but in my field English
educator but in my field English literary studies he’s best known as the
literary studies he’s best known as the
literary studies he’s best known as the avant-garde poet of the Lost Generation
avant-garde poet of the Lost Generation
avant-garde poet of the Lost Generation American exile who were working in
American exile who were working in
American exile who were working in various parts of France in the 20s and
various parts of France in the 20s and
various parts of France in the 20s and 30s to affect a revolution of the word
30s to affect a revolution of the word
30s to affect a revolution of the word I’m not going to talk to you about Bob
I’m not going to talk to you about Bob
I’m not going to talk to you about Bob Brown’s whole life today rather I’m
Brown’s whole life today rather I’m
Brown’s whole life today rather I’m going to focus on the invention that
going to focus on the invention that
going to focus on the invention that dominated it Bob Browns reading machine
dominated it Bob Browns reading machine
dominated it Bob Browns reading machine so Brown believed that if you
so Brown believed that if you
so Brown believed that if you revolutionized the act of reading that
revolutionized the act of reading that
revolutionized the act of reading that you could affect a revolution of the
you could affect a revolution of the
you could affect a revolution of the word which would be inkless Lee achieved
word which would be inkless Lee achieved
word which would be inkless Lee achieved so Brown was profoundly frustrated that
so Brown was profoundly frustrated that
so Brown was profoundly frustrated that whereas in cinema the talkies had been
whereas in cinema the talkies had been
whereas in cinema the talkies had been introduced in 1928 and that completely
introduced in 1928 and that completely
introduced in 1928 and that completely transformed the way that people
transformed the way that people
transformed the way that people interacted with moving images but in the
interacted with moving images but in the
interacted with moving images but in the field of print production in the field
field of print production in the field
field of print production in the field of writing and literature technology was
of writing and literature technology was
of writing and literature technology was at a standstill and for Brown this was
at a standstill and for Brown this was
at a standstill and for Brown this was completely unsatisfactory film had given
completely unsatisfactory film had given
completely unsatisfactory film had given us the talkies he was going to give us
us the talkies he was going to give us
us the talkies he was going to give us the Reedy’s and this was a modern moving
the Reedy’s and this was a modern moving
the Reedy’s and this was a modern moving word spectacle in time with our day so
word spectacle in time with our day so
word spectacle in time with our day so his big idea really was that there was a
his big idea really was that there was a
his big idea really was that there was a convergence happening between literary
convergence happening between literary
convergence happening between literary experiment and technological experiment
experiment and technological experiment
experiment and technological experiment a machine could unite these two moments
a machine could unite these two moments
a machine could unite these two moments of culture and produce a complete
of culture and produce a complete
of culture and produce a complete transformation in our media landscape
transformation in our media landscape
transformation in our media landscape people could carry entire libraries of
people could carry entire libraries of
people could carry entire libraries of information around with them and use
information around with them and use
information around with them and use that knowledge to affect social change
that knowledge to affect social change
that knowledge to affect social change so what was the magic device that was
so what was the magic device that was
so what was the magic device that was gonna do all this well that was the
gonna do all this well that was the
gonna do all this well that was the reading machine that’s this slightly
reading machine that’s this slightly
reading machine that’s this slightly ramshackle contraption you can see up
ramshackle contraption you can see up
ramshackle contraption you can see up here this is a prototype that he built
here this is a prototype that he built
here this is a prototype that he built with the American expatriate artist Ross
with the American expatriate artist Ross
with the American expatriate artist Ross Saunders in 1930 to 1931 and the machine
Saunders in 1930 to 1931 and the machine
Saunders in 1930 to 1931 and the machine itself was a fairly simple idea it’s a
itself was a fairly simple idea it’s a
itself was a fairly simple idea it’s a form of machine assisted speed reading
form of machine assisted speed reading
form of machine assisted speed reading that would allow you to devour in an
that would allow you to devour in an
that would allow you to devour in an entire hundred thousand word novel in a
entire hundred thousand word novel in a
entire hundred thousand word novel in a single sitting that might have been a
single sitting that might have been a
single sitting that might have been a bit ambitious what this machine did
bit ambitious what this machine did
bit ambitious what this machine did though was very basically that it had a
though was very basically that it had a
though was very basically that it had a top here a little enclosure where a
top here a little enclosure where a
top here a little enclosure where a gramophone motor was stored it drove two
gramophone motor was stored it drove two
gramophone motor was stored it drove two reels here which he pilfered from some
reels here which he pilfered from some
reels here which he pilfered from some stock market tickers on those reels was
stock market tickers on those reels was
stock market tickers on those reels was a medium in this case probably paper but
a medium in this case probably paper but
a medium in this case probably paper but he imagined something akin to microfilm
he imagined something akin to microfilm
he imagined something akin to microfilm where you had Micro graphically printed
where you had Micro graphically printed
where you had Micro graphically printed text that would stream up through an
text that would stream up through an
text that would stream up through an aperture here across a reading scream
aperture here across a reading scream
aperture here across a reading scream that would magnify that miniature text
that would magnify that miniature text
that would magnify that miniature text and bring it up to a comfortable reading
and bring it up to a comfortable reading
and bring it up to a comfortable reading size the take-up reel would return the
size the take-up reel would return the
size the take-up reel would return the Reedy to its pill-box like container you
Reedy to its pill-box like container you
Reedy to its pill-box like container you pop it in the enclosure here and off you
pop it in the enclosure here and off you
pop it in the enclosure here and off you go
go
go you’ve revolutionized the word so
you’ve revolutionized the word so
you’ve revolutionized the word so because of Browns association with the
because of Browns association with the
because of Browns association with the Dada movement a lot of scholars think
Dada movement a lot of scholars think
Dada movement a lot of scholars think that this machine probably never really
that this machine probably never really
that this machine probably never really worked and what’s more it was never
worked and what’s more it was never
worked and what’s more it was never really intended to work it was a
really intended to work it was a
really intended to work it was a conceptual piece designed to challenge
conceptual piece designed to challenge
conceptual piece designed to challenge our ideas about what reading was and
our ideas about what reading was and
our ideas about what reading was and what it could do and I happen to agree
what it could do and I happen to agree
what it could do and I happen to agree with that to a point however I think
with that to a point however I think
with that to a point however I think that functionality was really important
that functionality was really important
that functionality was really important to Bob Browns aesthetic I also think
to Bob Browns aesthetic I also think
to Bob Browns aesthetic I also think that the reading machine even this
that the reading machine even this
that the reading machine even this prototype here fits just as neatly into
prototype here fits just as neatly into
prototype here fits just as neatly into the tradition of patent models as it
the tradition of patent models as it
the tradition of patent models as it does into the tradition of avant-garde
does into the tradition of avant-garde
does into the tradition of avant-garde Dada ready-mades
Dada ready-mades
Dada ready-mades so a side-by-side comparison with a
so a side-by-side comparison with a
so a side-by-side comparison with a Royal portable typewriter state of the
Royal portable typewriter state of the
Royal portable typewriter state of the art in 1930 gives you a real sense of
art in 1930 gives you a real sense of
art in 1930 gives you a real sense of the design aesthetic that they were
the design aesthetic that they were
the design aesthetic that they were chasing the reels here closely
chasing the reels here closely
chasing the reels here closely correspond to the typewriter ribbons
correspond to the typewriter ribbons
correspond to the typewriter ribbons sort of dramatically showcased at the
sort of dramatically showcased at the
sort of dramatically showcased at the top of the
top of the
top of the unit here and I believe that’s entirely
unit here and I believe that’s entirely
unit here and I believe that’s entirely deliberate Ross Saunders was not just an
deliberate Ross Saunders was not just an
deliberate Ross Saunders was not just an artist he was a fully qualified engineer
artist he was a fully qualified engineer
artist he was a fully qualified engineer he had the parts he had the chops to
he had the parts he had the chops to
he had the parts he had the chops to build this thing and to make it work so
build this thing and to make it work so
build this thing and to make it work so my sense of this device was that yes it
my sense of this device was that yes it
my sense of this device was that yes it did work it was part of a revolution in
did work it was part of a revolution in
did work it was part of a revolution in consumer information technology that was
consumer information technology that was
consumer information technology that was sweeping the marketplace around this
sweeping the marketplace around this
sweeping the marketplace around this time but that is only scratching the
time but that is only scratching the
time but that is only scratching the surface of what they thought this
surface of what they thought this
surface of what they thought this machine could do here Saunders sketched
machine could do here Saunders sketched
machine could do here Saunders sketched out a prototype that looks eerily like a
out a prototype that looks eerily like a
out a prototype that looks eerily like a laptop computer and it’s no coincidence
laptop computer and it’s no coincidence
laptop computer and it’s no coincidence that Braun is today known as the
that Braun is today known as the
that Braun is today known as the godfather of the e-reader the mechanism
godfather of the e-reader the mechanism
godfather of the e-reader the mechanism is again very similar you got your Reedy
is again very similar you got your Reedy
is again very similar you got your Reedy reels here you’ve got your reading
reels here you’ve got your reading
reels here you’ve got your reading screen up here and you pop open the lid
screen up here and you pop open the lid
screen up here and you pop open the lid to load in the Reedy’s medium and boom
to load in the Reedy’s medium and boom
to load in the Reedy’s medium and boom off you go you’ve got a laptop microfilm
off you go you’ve got a laptop microfilm
off you go you’ve got a laptop microfilm reader in 1930 but again this is a very
reader in 1930 but again this is a very
reader in 1930 but again this is a very simple machine assisted speed reading
simple machine assisted speed reading
simple machine assisted speed reading design brown’s ambition for this vastly
design brown’s ambition for this vastly
design brown’s ambition for this vastly exceeded it he imagined a media ecology
exceeded it he imagined a media ecology
exceeded it he imagined a media ecology that would allow you to completely
that would allow you to completely
that would allow you to completely revolutionize what you could do with
revolutionize what you could do with
revolutionize what you could do with language as well as make it more
language as well as make it more
language as well as make it more efficient but how is he going to achieve
efficient but how is he going to achieve
efficient but how is he going to achieve this who is he going to get to help
this who is he going to get to help
this who is he going to get to help showcase this new language well as it
showcase this new language well as it
showcase this new language well as it turns out he knew a few famous
turns out he knew a few famous
turns out he knew a few famous modernists including Gertrude Stein Ezra
modernists including Gertrude Stein Ezra
modernists including Gertrude Stein Ezra Pound the founder of the Italian
Pound the founder of the Italian
Pound the founder of the Italian futurist movement Ft Marinette II as
futurist movement Ft Marinette II as
futurist movement Ft Marinette II as well as the American dr. poet William
well as the American dr. poet William
well as the American dr. poet William Carlos Williams and together they helped
Carlos Williams and together they helped
Carlos Williams and together they helped Brown imagine what this new reading
Brown imagine what this new reading
Brown imagine what this new reading medium could do and what it would look
medium could do and what it would look
medium could do and what it would look like the book was called Reedy’s for Bob
like the book was called Reedy’s for Bob
like the book was called Reedy’s for Bob Browns machine was an anthology that
Browns machine was an anthology that
Browns machine was an anthology that looked like just about any other book
looked like just about any other book
looked like just about any other book printed with standard printing equipment
printed with standard printing equipment
printed with standard printing equipment but the results were nothing like a
but the results were nothing like a
but the results were nothing like a standard text and this is what they
standard text and this is what they
standard text and this is what they looked like
looked like
looked like here Browns writing about another poet
here Browns writing about another poet
here Browns writing about another poet who engaged with printing technology
who engaged with printing technology
who engaged with printing technology Stephen Crane whose typewritten black
Stephen Crane whose typewritten black
Stephen Crane whose typewritten black riders galloped across blank pages
riders galloped across blank pages
riders galloped across blank pages and he writes here Stephen cranes black
and he writes here Stephen cranes black
and he writes here Stephen cranes black riders crashed by hell-bent for leather
riders crashed by hell-bent for leather
riders crashed by hell-bent for leather upper case lower case both together
upper case lower case both together
upper case lower case both together chanting valorously print in action at
chanting valorously print in action at
chanting valorously print in action at long last movable type at breakneck
long last movable type at breakneck
long last movable type at breakneck gallop so the pace of the read ease
gallop so the pace of the read ease
gallop so the pace of the read ease immediately brings to mind the speed
immediately brings to mind the speed
immediately brings to mind the speed reading effect which Brown achieves by
reading effect which Brown achieves by
reading effect which Brown achieves by removing many direct articles
removing many direct articles
removing many direct articles conjunctions other elements of language
conjunctions other elements of language
conjunctions other elements of language that he thought were superfluous except
that he thought were superfluous except
that he thought were superfluous except he doesn’t entirely do away with them
he doesn’t entirely do away with them
he doesn’t entirely do away with them using his weapon of choice the – he
using his weapon of choice the – he
using his weapon of choice the – he suggests their presence while also
suggests their presence while also
suggests their presence while also creating an illusion of forward motion
creating an illusion of forward motion
creating an illusion of forward motion again this is only a prototype he
again this is only a prototype he
again this is only a prototype he imagines that the Reedy’s could do a lot
imagines that the Reedy’s could do a lot
imagines that the Reedy’s could do a lot more than that for example he imagined
more than that for example he imagined
more than that for example he imagined that the reading medium could become a
that the reading medium could become a
that the reading medium could become a three-dimensional process that you could
three-dimensional process that you could
three-dimensional process that you could interact with birds of words would
interact with birds of words would
interact with birds of words would alight chirping on his hands in a kind
alight chirping on his hands in a kind
alight chirping on his hands in a kind of vision of early augmented reality
of vision of early augmented reality
of vision of early augmented reality where he could manipulate electronic
where he could manipulate electronic
where he could manipulate electronic text with your bare hands again the
text with your bare hands again the
text with your bare hands again the modernist right-hand writer’s helped him
modernist right-hand writer’s helped him
modernist right-hand writer’s helped him create this invention and he imagined
create this invention and he imagined
create this invention and he imagined also that using emoticons or early
also that using emoticons or early
also that using emoticons or early versions of emoticons could help expand
versions of emoticons could help expand
versions of emoticons could help expand the vocabulary of the written word as
the vocabulary of the written word as
the vocabulary of the written word as well as compress it and he was right
well as compress it and he was right
well as compress it and he was right this is exactly the direction that many
this is exactly the direction that many
this is exactly the direction that many forms of electronic communication took
forms of electronic communication took
forms of electronic communication took today including text messaging and the
today including text messaging and the
today including text messaging and the Twittersphere and he was so right so
Twittersphere and he was so right so
Twittersphere and he was so right so often because he associated with a lot
often because he associated with a lot
often because he associated with a lot of leading innovations in the day
of leading innovations in the day
of leading innovations in the day including hands-free interfaces the
including hands-free interfaces the
including hands-free interfaces the theremin had just been invented in 1928
theremin had just been invented in 1928
theremin had just been invented in 1928 so why not instead of waving your hands
so why not instead of waving your hands
so why not instead of waving your hands in front of antenna to produce spooky
in front of antenna to produce spooky
in front of antenna to produce spooky sci-fi music why not instead control
sci-fi music why not instead control
sci-fi music why not instead control your reading machine with that in an
your reading machine with that in an
your reading machine with that in an early form of gesture control interface
early form of gesture control interface
early form of gesture control interface and what if you want to read at night
and what if you want to read at night
and what if you want to read at night well newly available radioactivity
well newly available radioactivity
well newly available radioactivity active materials could allow printing in
active materials could allow printing in
active materials could allow printing in radium ink I cannot see a downside there
radium ink I cannot see a downside there
radium ink I cannot see a downside there one of the most important innovations
one of the most important innovations
one of the most important innovations that Brown had however was the
that Brown had however was the
that Brown had however was the engagement with the television he
engagement with the television he
engagement with the television he Televisa creedy’s reading matter he
Televisa creedy’s reading matter he
Televisa creedy’s reading matter he predicted will be radioed and words
predicted will be radioed and words
predicted will be radioed and words eventually will be recorded directly
eventually will be recorded directly
eventually will be recorded directly onto the palpitating ether so he’s
onto the palpitating ether so he’s
onto the palpitating ether so he’s imagining a wireless network a hyperlink
imagining a wireless network a hyperlink
imagining a wireless network a hyperlink database that users could stream
database that users could stream
database that users could stream directly to their portable device an
directly to their portable device an
directly to their portable device an extraordinary prediction of exactly the
extraordinary prediction of exactly the
extraordinary prediction of exactly the future direction that this technology
future direction that this technology
future direction that this technology would take he also conflated a
would take he also conflated a
would take he also conflated a technological device with a publishing
technological device with a publishing
technological device with a publishing platform bypassing the sensor in the
platform bypassing the sensor in the
platform bypassing the sensor in the process now this produced some
process now this produced some
process now this produced some extraordinary avant-garde writing the
extraordinary avant-garde writing the
extraordinary avant-garde writing the likes of which would not be seen until
likes of which would not be seen until
likes of which would not be seen until the 1960s and 70s but it also produced
the 1960s and 70s but it also produced
the 1960s and 70s but it also produced the 1930s equivalent of trolling were
the 1930s equivalent of trolling were
the 1930s equivalent of trolling were extraordinary ramps using shocking
extraordinary ramps using shocking
extraordinary ramps using shocking language even for the day were produced
language even for the day were produced
language even for the day were produced alongside these modernist masterpieces
alongside these modernist masterpieces
alongside these modernist masterpieces Brown’s media environment facilitated
Brown’s media environment facilitated
Brown’s media environment facilitated both approaches unfortunately the
both approaches unfortunately the
both approaches unfortunately the reading machine was a little too far
reading machine was a little too far
reading machine was a little too far ahead of its time some of the parts just
ahead of its time some of the parts just
ahead of its time some of the parts just wouldn’t work including the translucent
wouldn’t work including the translucent
wouldn’t work including the translucent medium also the stock market crash the
medium also the stock market crash the
medium also the stock market crash the final one of 1932 really did depress the
final one of 1932 really did depress the
final one of 1932 really did depress the financial prospects for building a new
financial prospects for building a new
financial prospects for building a new high risk piece of technology like this
high risk piece of technology like this
high risk piece of technology like this so the story goes that the revolution of
so the story goes that the revolution of
so the story goes that the revolution of the word ended here all the expatriates
the word ended here all the expatriates
the word ended here all the expatriates went back home to America the tails
went back home to America the tails
went back home to America the tails between their legs and the revolution of
between their legs and the revolution of
between their legs and the revolution of the word slowly died and along with it
the word slowly died and along with it
the word slowly died and along with it the reading machine which after a
the reading machine which after a
the reading machine which after a last-ditch attempt to sell it to the
last-ditch attempt to sell it to the
last-ditch attempt to sell it to the Russians Bob Brown and his wife Rose
Russians Bob Brown and his wife Rose
Russians Bob Brown and his wife Rose eventually abandoned except that that’s
eventually abandoned except that that’s
eventually abandoned except that that’s not completely true what actually
not completely true what actually
not completely true what actually happened was that they returned to New
happened was that they returned to New
happened was that they returned to New York and reevaluated their entire
York and reevaluated their entire
York and reevaluated their entire careers they decided that instead of
careers they decided that instead of
careers they decided that instead of using the reading machine as a kind of
using the reading machine as a kind of
using the reading machine as a kind of avant-garde experiment or even a
avant-garde experiment or even a
avant-garde experiment or even a get-rich-quick scheme they decided to
get-rich-quick scheme they decided to
get-rich-quick scheme they decided to transform it into an instrument for
transform it into an instrument for
transform it into an instrument for social change because they had become
social change because they had become
social change because they had become committed socialist activists who like
committed socialist activists who like
committed socialist activists who like many writers of the day eventually
many writers of the day eventually
many writers of the day eventually joined the Communist Party and they
joined the Communist Party and they
joined the Communist Party and they reimagined the reading machine as his
reimagined the reading machine as his
reimagined the reading machine as his device that would provide libraries of
device that would provide libraries of
device that would provide libraries of information for workers in order to help
information for workers in order to help
information for workers in order to help ferment the kind
ferment the kind
ferment the kind social change that they felt
social change that they felt
social change that they felt depression-era America desperately
depression-era America desperately
depression-era America desperately needed they also worked with some of the
needed they also worked with some of the
needed they also worked with some of the leading information
leading information
leading information leading designers of the new microfilm
leading designers of the new microfilm
leading designers of the new microfilm technology that was coming onto the
technology that was coming onto the
technology that was coming onto the market in the mid 30s however their
market in the mid 30s however their
market in the mid 30s however their politics put them completely at odds
politics put them completely at odds
politics put them completely at odds with the direction the field was going
with the direction the field was going
with the direction the field was going where the industry was producing
where the industry was producing
where the industry was producing gigantic machines that cost a fortune
gigantic machines that cost a fortune
gigantic machines that cost a fortune and only major corporations and
and only major corporations and
and only major corporations and libraries could afford the Browns
libraries could afford the Browns
libraries could afford the Browns insisted on keeping the information
insisted on keeping the information
insisted on keeping the information cheap accessible and portable mobile so
cheap accessible and portable mobile so
cheap accessible and portable mobile so it might be now that the Browns time has
it might be now that the Browns time has
it might be now that the Browns time has finally come
finally come
finally come his biographer Craig saber has produced
his biographer Craig saber has produced
his biographer Craig saber has produced an online version of the Reedy’s which
an online version of the Reedy’s which
an online version of the Reedy’s which allows you to view the original Reedy’s
allows you to view the original Reedy’s
allows you to view the original Reedy’s anthology at Reedy’s org as Brown
anthology at Reedy’s org as Brown
anthology at Reedy’s org as Brown originally imagined it at Oxford Brookes
originally imagined it at Oxford Brookes
originally imagined it at Oxford Brookes University the Avant Garde’s and
University the Avant Garde’s and
University the Avant Garde’s and speculative technology project which
speculative technology project which
speculative technology project which includes myself my colleagues Friedel
includes myself my colleagues Friedel
includes myself my colleagues Friedel and wild and John twycross have really
and wild and John twycross have really
and wild and John twycross have really taken up Bob Browns speculative
taken up Bob Browns speculative
taken up Bob Browns speculative technology ideas and created an
technology ideas and created an
technology ideas and created an augmented reality reading machine where
augmented reality reading machine where
augmented reality reading machine where texts erupt from landscapes in
texts erupt from landscapes in
texts erupt from landscapes in Oxfordshire and working with the
Oxfordshire and working with the
Oxfordshire and working with the experiment experimental writer Ian
experiment experimental writer Ian
experiment experimental writer Ian Sinclair we’ve attempted to hack the
Sinclair we’ve attempted to hack the
Sinclair we’ve attempted to hack the language that various organizations use
language that various organizations use
language that various organizations use in the city to dominate it and to divide
in the city to dominate it and to divide
in the city to dominate it and to divide it so by playfully but seriously
it so by playfully but seriously
it so by playfully but seriously subverting that language were attempting
subverting that language were attempting
subverting that language were attempting to challenge those kind of discourses
to challenge those kind of discourses
to challenge those kind of discourses and following Bob Brown’s trajectory
and following Bob Brown’s trajectory
and following Bob Brown’s trajectory we’re now transforming that avant-garde
we’re now transforming that avant-garde
we’re now transforming that avant-garde experiment into a potential tool for
experiment into a potential tool for
experiment into a potential tool for Sofia social change so we’ve reached out
Sofia social change so we’ve reached out
Sofia social change so we’ve reached out to a number of youth groups in Oxford
to a number of youth groups in Oxford
to a number of youth groups in Oxford who represent marginalized communities
who represent marginalized communities
who represent marginalized communities and together with maker groups based at
and together with maker groups based at
and together with maker groups based at Oxford County Libraries we’re building
Oxford County Libraries we’re building
Oxford County Libraries we’re building augmented reality reading machines
augmented reality reading machines
augmented reality reading machines together so our attempt here is to write
together so our attempt here is to write
together so our attempt here is to write our community into these narratives to
our community into these narratives to
our community into these narratives to write through and around them using
write through and around them using
write through and around them using technology that these groups are in
technology that these groups are in
technology that these groups are in control of and so we
control of and so we
control of and so we this is the kind of project that brown
this is the kind of project that brown
this is the kind of project that brown might have envisaged when he originally
might have envisaged when he originally
might have envisaged when he originally designed the Reedy’s we hope that we are
designed the Reedy’s we hope that we are
designed the Reedy’s we hope that we are together with our community challenging
together with our community challenging
together with our community challenging the impulse to sleepwalk into a new
the impulse to sleepwalk into a new
the impulse to sleepwalk into a new media ecology that’s just around the
media ecology that’s just around the
media ecology that’s just around the corner and one of the lessons we’ve all
corner and one of the lessons we’ve all
corner and one of the lessons we’ve all learned from building these new
learned from building these new
learned from building these new augmented reality reading machines is
augmented reality reading machines is
augmented reality reading machines is that the futures future is sometimes in
that the futures future is sometimes in
that the futures future is sometimes in the past thanks very much
the past thanks very much
the past thanks very much [Applause]
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