3D - History, Theory and Aesthetics of the Transplane Image

There is a blind spot in recent accounts of the history, theory and aesthetics of optical media: namely, the field of the three-dimensional, or trans-plane, image. It has been widely used in the 20th century for very different practices - military, scientific and medical visualization - precisely because it can provide more spatial information. And now in the 21st century, television and film are employing the method even more. Appearing for the first time in English, Jens Schroeter's comprehensive study of the aesthetics of the 3D image is a major scholarly addition to this evolving field. Citing case studies from the history of both technology and the arts, this wide-ranging and authoritative book charts the development in the theory and practice of three-dimensional images. Discussing and analyzing the transformation of the socio-cultural and technological milieu, Schroeter has produced a work of scholarship that combines impressive historical scope with contemporary theoretical arguments.

About the author

Jens Schröter is Professor of Theory and Practice of Multimedia Systems in the Department of Media Studies, University of Siegen, Germany, and is also the co-editor, with Stefan Rieger, of Das holographische Wissen, Berlin (2009).

Product details

• Authors: Schr@00000041@#246, Jens Schroeter, Jens Schroter, Jens Schröter, Jens Schrter, Jens Schr-ter, Jens ter
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2014
• EAN: 9781441194084
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-9408-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: International Texts in Critica; International Texts in Critica
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries