Brent MacGregor
ABSTRACT
In this paper, the 1968 landmark computer art exhibition Cybernetic Serendipity is examined systematically and in detail. Extant archives were examined and interviews conducted. Certain common conceptions about the nature of the event are discussed with some surprising results.
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Index Terms
- Cybernetic serendipity revisited
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