The Antirom group was formed in 1994 by a mixed of Londoners as a protest against "ill-conceived point and click 3D interfaces" grafted onto repurposed old content-video, text, images, audio and so on and repackaged as multimedia. The members of Antirom felt they could do better than this multi-mediocrity, or at least no worse. The idea was to understand what made an interactive experience engaging. Inspired by Gerald Van Der Kaap's BlindRom, Antirom's eponymous first CD-ROM was a collection of small interactive pieces that were playful, fun, often silly and usually explored only one interactive idea at a time. Keen to get away from the basic computer interfaces of mouse and keyboard, Antirom started to experiment with external sensors to trigger elements on screen. This led to the creation of an interactive shop window for Levi's. Using touch sensors that can be activated through glass and a large plasma screen in the shop window, Antirom developed a selection of interactive toys that would work with a grid of nine sensors stuck to the window. Passers by would stop and play with the interactive window whether the store was open or not. So to conclude this group of people used early technology in an experimental way.
Kraftwerk- Are an influential electronic music band from Dusseldorf, Germany during the early to late 1970s and the early 1980s. The signature Kraftwerk sound combines driving,repetitive rhythms with catchy melodies and strictly electronic instrumentation. The group's simplified lyrics are generated by computer-speech software. Kraftwerk's distinctive sound were revolutionary in its time, and it has had a lasting impact across many years of music.
Audio Edit- Today i tried editing sound for my video. There are three free downloads that i could use, macupdate.com, versiontracker.com or audacity. Audacity open source software for recording and editing sounds, which is an option that i could use. it is quite simple with basic controls, it has effects like fade in and fade out. If you download a plug-in from thier website it even supports virtual studio technology (VST) which is a interface for intergrating software audio synthesizer. You can use Audacity to; record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recording or CD's, edit MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files, cut, copy and mix sounds together and change the speed and pitch.
