Evolution of Technology (Used in Multimedia Art)

The First Motion Picture Camera

1895

Brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere combined film and projection into one device. The brothers were inspired by Thomas Edison and William Dickson picture projector. https://legacybox.com/blogs/analog/the-first-video-recording-ever-made-and-how-far-we-ve-come

The First Cinemagication

1902

It was Georges Méliès, a french filmmaker, to be the first known cinemagician. He used special effects in cinema, usually single in-camera effects throughout his films. Méliès was also known as “the father of special effects in film”, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/before-walt-disney-5-pioneers-of-early-animation/241448/

The First Fully Animated Film

1908

Between February and May, “Fantasmagorie” was created. Emile Cohl was known as “the father of the animated cartoon” . https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/07/before-walt-disney-5-pioneers-of-early-animation/241448/

The First Electronic Television Made

1927

The first electric television was made by Philo Taylor Farnsworth who was 21 years old. https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-the-television/#:~:text=The%20First%20Electronic%20Television%20was,until%20he%20was%20age%2014.

Foundation and Concept of the Modern Computer

1936

Proposed by Alan Turing, the “Turing Machine” became the foundation and concept of the modern computer. https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm#:~:text=perform%20basic%20calculations.-,First%20programmable%20computer,the%20first%20functional%20modern%20computer.

First Recognized Game Machine

1940

he first recognized example of a game machine unveiled by DR. Edward Uhler Condon. https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/31/the-history-of-gaming-an-evolving-community/

First Television Commercial

Jul 1, 1941

The first commercial was a 10 second video that was aired before the Dodgers and Phillies baseball game. The commercial for a New York watch company Bulova. https://www.businessinsider.com/first-television-commercial-ever-2016-6

The First Commercially Sold Color TV

1954

However because of the TV’s high price none were sold.

The Earliest Attempts at Digital Art

1965

Frieder Nake a mathematician and artist used computer science to create one of the earliest attempts at digital art. https://www.theartstory.org/movement/digital-art/

First Game System for Commercial Home

1967

Prototype of first game system designed for commercial home “Brown Box” was released https://techcrunch.com/2015/10/31/the-history-of-gaming-an-evolving-community/

The First Digital Camera

1975

Invented by Steven Sasson, a Kodak engineer, the first digital camera used an image sensor instead of film. https://www.photoblog.com/learn/history-of-cameras/

First IBM Computer was Introduced

1981

The first personal computer by IBM was introduced in 1981. This computer used 16 KB memory, MS-DOS, and an 8088 processor.
https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm#:~:text=perform%20basic%20calculations.-,First%20programmable%20computer,the%20first%20functional%20modern%20computer.

The First 3D Game Commercially Released on a Game Machine

1981

3D Monster Maze was the first 3D game developed by Malcolm Evans. https://listverse.com/2010/05/11/15-firsts-in-video-game-history/

The First Computer Animated Movie

1995

Created by Pixar, the animated movie Toy Story was the first computer animated movie. https://time.com/4118006/20-years-toy-story-pixar/

First introduced, Flat Screen TV and HDTVs

2005

https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-the-television/#:~:text=The%20First%20Electronic%20Television%20was,until%20he%20was%20age%2014.