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Communication Technology Update and Fundamentals, 15th Edition
by August E. Grant, Jennifer H. Meadows
November 2016
Beginner
312 pages
16h 2m
English
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*Professor and Chair, Department of Media Arts, Design, and Technology, California State University, Chico (Chico, California)
Introduction
Every two years, the editors of this book struggle to decide which chapters to include. There are always more options than there is space because new communication technologies develop almost daily. This chapter outlines some of these technologies deemed important, but not ready for a full chapter. The 16th edition of this book may cover these technologies in full chapters just as digital signage was once featured in an “Other New Technologies” chapter. Among the choices, four technologies stand out as exemplars of the newest technologies: virtual, augmented, ...