A history of tomorrows in educational multimedia

If we are to learn from history, then, as innovators in the field of educational multimedia, we might learn from past visions. Starting with the unimaginably ancient past (1985) and continuing through the present day, wepsilall note how a technology, once arrived, differs from its predicted form. Ipsilall suggest that as we move from the days of exploratory microworlds, through shared virtual reality, then into annotated reality, we see a drift away from abstraction toward media supporting the learner´s direct experience with the world. The presentation will feature video and live demonstrations (including a self-measuring-football toss) illustrating my own work in this field during this period.