Manovich Questions

Manovich States that classical art is interactive, for instance, when we have to
fill in missing details in a piece, we are interacting. He says modern art just
pushes this further. Yet he says many are using "interactive media" to strictly
and ignoring the psychological  interactivity, like filling in the missing
pieces. He says everyone is focused on  physical interaction, like pushing a
button. Do you think these types of interactivity should even be classified the
same? Or has the difference in interactivity between classical art and modern
art become so big that they should be separately defined?

Many science fiction and future predicting stories make claims of "extending the
powers of reason" just as this text mentions. Whether it be shared consciousness
or expanded brain function, many criticize and applaud the ideas. This piece
mentions the idea of returning to the "happy age of pre-language,
pre-misunderstanding" however this brings up the question of pre-understanding
as well. Is it better to return to that "happy age" and lose all of the modern
advances we have discovered? Or should we stay misunderstood and keep
the technological advances?