Comments on: ‘Photosynth and the feebleness of books’ http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/25/photosynth-and-the-feebleness-of-books/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth and Seadragon video http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/25/photosynth-and-the-feebleness-of-books/#comment-698545 Cloudy Thinking » Blog Archive » Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth and Seadragon video Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:04:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/25/photosynth-and-the-feebleness-of-books/#comment-698545 [...] Blaise Aguera y Arcas demonstrates Microsft Photosynth and Seadragon. I can’t describe it, you have to watch the video. Awesome stuff. [via David Rothman, TeleRead] [...] [...] Blaise Aguera y Arcas demonstrates Microsft Photosynth and Seadragon. I can’t describe it, you have to watch the video. Awesome stuff. [via David Rothman, TeleRead] [...]

]]> By: Yoda47 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/25/photosynth-and-the-feebleness-of-books/#comment-698200 Yoda47 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:52:31 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/01/25/photosynth-and-the-feebleness-of-books/#comment-698200 Interesting comment that books are not a visual medium. To me, books have always been a better way visualize something. Movies and pictures are limited by either what a camera can see or the technology for creating images. What you see in a book is only limited by your imagination. Therein lies the problem I believe. To me, when I see a movie based on a book that I have read, the movie is always a visual letdown compared to what my mind has seen reading the book. For much of this generation, this is not the case. They've grown up watching TV and movies, and haven't had the means or inclination to foster their imaginations. A lot of bibliophiles want to do something about the lack of reading as a means to get information and for entertainment, but they seem to focus on the problem instead of the solution. I'm excited about things like e-readers that appeal to gadget lovers, but we also need to focus on imparting the joy of reading to children. Interesting comment that books are not a visual medium.

To me, books have always been a better way visualize something. Movies and pictures are limited by either what a camera can see or the technology for creating images. What you see in a book is only limited by your imagination.

Therein lies the problem I believe. To me, when I see a movie based on a book that I have read, the movie is always a visual letdown compared to what my mind has seen reading the book. For much of this generation, this is not the case. They’ve grown up watching TV and movies, and haven’t had the means or inclination to foster their imaginations.

A lot of bibliophiles want to do something about the lack of reading as a means to get information and for entertainment, but they seem to focus on the problem instead of the solution. I’m excited about things like e-readers that appeal to gadget lovers, but we also need to focus on imparting the joy of reading to children.

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