At 16:50 Uhr +0200 21.09.2006, Kassen wrote:
>Absolutely. "interactive" is a terrible word, I fully agree there
>and Eno seems to agree with both of us. "unfinished" doesn't quite
>seem to cover what is generally meant either. More often "adaptable"
>might be meant? For digital instruments the best you can hope for is
>perhaps "expressive". The aim as I see it often isn't "interaction"
>at all and instead it's "expression". The instrument isn't supposed
>to stand opposite to or beside the musician but ideally extend him.
just for curiosity (I think understand the weird feeling you have with it):
why do you think interactivity is a terrible word? Because of its
meaning or its (mis-?)use? Would you say that interactive is the
opposite of expressive, even?
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Received on Thu Sep 21 2006 - 16:03:34 BST