The images provided below can be downloaded individually
to be used in conjunction with descriptions of XFR: Experiments
in the Future of Reading, a joint project of Xerox Corporation and
the Palo Alto Research Center. A standard b-roll reel is also available
upon request (media-relations@parc.com).
All photographs
must be credited "Courtesty of the Palo
Alto Research Center, Photographer: D. Horvath."
Invisibly embedded
in the pictures of specially printed cards are virtually invisible
marks called DataGlyphs. When viewing the cards through the
Glyph-O-Scope, the reader sees computer-generated images
overlaying the images on the paper. The Glyph-O-Scope is literally
reading computer data from the cards in order to create the
images..
The
Listen
Reader is a new twist on the printed book. As visitors moves
their hands over these books, they find themselves in control
of a wondrous soundtrack that enriches the story.