CD-ROM is caught in a famous technology Catch 22: Developers are hesitant to create titles dependent on hardware that few people own, while consumers complain that there are too few titles to justify the purchase of that hardware. The recent introduction of significantly cheaper CD-ROM players may stimulate the software market (you can get a good drive nowadays for less than $400), but a group of Colorado-based artists has a better idea: give it away.
Hypertexture, to be released in the first quarter of 1993, promises to be an interactive multimedia magazine of art, music, criticism, and political activism. The proposed list of contents includes 30 minutes of audio material, a library of stills, animations, and digital video, and databases packed with information geared toward artists. Supported by a mix of grants and donations, the Hypertexture staff also has plans to produce a series of training materials to help other small groups publish in this new medium. The first release will be Macintosh-only, but a DOS version is already in the works. For more information on Hypertexture write to: PO Box 7266, Boulder, Colo., 80306-7266.
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