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Multimedia isn't confined to computers, [Randall] Packer said, but has its roots in Wagner's 19th century operas. ¶ Wagner's concept of the 'Gesamtkunstwerk,' or Total Artwork, envisioned a synthesis of the arts which is now found in the latest digi

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Multimedia isn't confined to computers, [Randall] Packer said, but has its roots in Wagner's 19th century operas.

¶ Wagner's concept of the 'Gesamtkunstwerk,' or Total Artwork, envisioned a synthesis of the arts which is now found in the latest digital environments, Packer said.

¶ 'There's a lineage of scientists and artists who envisioned the integration of media and artistic form,' Packer said. 'Virtual reality didn't come from nowhere.'

Citation Source: 
Spingarn-Koff 2000

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology