A Cultural Symphony: Windows 95 and Minecraft in the National Sound Recording Registry
Few sounds in modern tech culture have the nostalgic pull of the Windows 95 startup chime or the ambient magic of Minecraft’s sonic landscapes. Recently enshrined in the National Recording Registry, these two...
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windows 95
I have been invited to create a video music history lecture discussing several composers - the video made via my Windows 10 Camera app. Problem #1: how to momentarily replace my video image with a photo each time a composer being discussed (but with the lecture audio still sounding). Problem...
