tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083659018980956508.post4314708769026326952..comments2023-06-19T12:25:42.519-04:00Comments on Bookcurrents: iPadDevCamp NYC 2010 - An App Developer's Paradise (Plus Alice & Cathy)Peter Costanzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168604151610144376noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083659018980956508.post-16916612534941641452010-04-26T22:58:32.531-04:002010-04-26T22:58:32.531-04:00Yes Jim - There's plenty of reason to compare ...Yes Jim - There's plenty of reason to compare what's happening now to the days of the CD-ROMs, but I do think the technology has finally caught up. That said, there will be plenty of bad products developed with little or no thought behind them, but hopefully there will be some terrific, innovative things ahead that will really demonstrate what's possible using the new medium. There needs to be a Pixar like company in the enhanced reading space that consistently bears in mind that a great story needs to be at the core of any multimedia concept and that the enhancements have to feel organic to the storyline and not be a distraction. I believe we'll get there.Peter Costanzohttp://www.petercostanzo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083659018980956508.post-75358840727808470502010-04-20T16:17:44.588-04:002010-04-20T16:17:44.588-04:00The Alice in Wonderland idea that you mention remi...The Alice in Wonderland idea that you mention reminds me of discussions we used to have in the early days of CD ROM and multimedia. I had exactly these same types of chat with Apple back in 1995. Here's a link to the Bob Dylan CD ROM that came out, from way back in February 1995:<br /><br />http://articles.latimes.com/1995-02-18/entertainment/ca-33319_1_bob-dylan<br /><br />Of course, in those days, there were many compatibility problems with CD ROM products, you needed a high end machine and a lot of consumers just couldn't get it to work, so these products were avoided like the plague and died. Essentially, the Alice idea you describe would be the same thing, but it would work reliably - maybe it's finally time for the dream of multimedia to be fulfilled, fifteen years later.Jim McDermottnoreply@blogger.com