GHC vs. FW/LW Art

The Gartner Hype Cycle gives a sort of continuum (rather than a cycle) which contains all technologies. Michael Naimark proposes that all art is either first word art, a revolutionary idea that doesn’t follow the norms of today, or is an attempt at last word art, the pinnacle or ultimate conclusion of what is the best that can be done with a medium. As the Gartner Hype Cycle relates the use of technologies it is hard to compare the two. However, I would say that there would be a hype cycle for art as well, where first word art would correspond with the innovation trigger and last word art would correspond with the plateau of productivity.

My interests in the GHC lie in the range from the Innovation Trigger through the Trough of Disillusionment, because this is where the technology exists that is cutting edge but hasn’t yet been put to use in creative or insightful ways. Due to this, I would say that I would be interested more in first word art, as I would like to make art from technologies that haven’t been considered as a possible medium. I believe this is why Shulze prefers to work in the Trough of Disillusionment as well.