Transcription: The direction of computing looks at two axes. One is the integration and manipulation of various data types, text, 2D and 3D images, audio and video. The other axis is accessibility driven by price, ease of use, communication technology, and distribution. Media has traditionally been considered a static, passive form of communications. From the newspaper to television, communication is one way, predetermined, and completely unresponsive to the recipient. Recent technological innovations have enabled a change in this paradigm. The results will be fundamentally new forms of news distribution, br ...