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CineGrid: Futuros Cinemáticos

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Resultado de pesquisas apresentadas no âmbito da comunidade CineGrid, este volume da Coleção CINUSP (Cinema da Universidade de São Paulo) provoca o espectador a explorar alguns dos caminhos e dificuldades de se realizar e compartilhar conteúdos audiovisuais de altíssima qualidade. Mas também repensar seu uso como entretenimento, ciência, saúde, arte e imaginar os futuros possíveis, tendo como referência o caos criativo dos processos computacionais e das redes. O conhecimento contemporâneo é interdisciplinar, conectado e precisa, mais do que nunca, de novas formas de visualização. As inovações aqui relatadas abrem perspectivas de produzir potentes imagens ainda não vistas, de lugares, escalas e objetos longínquos. O futuro indica um cenário cada vez mais cinemático, com experiências cinematográficas mais presentes e constantes. Um outro mundo de imagens nos alcança. Ou, pelo contrário: somos outros e esta imagem é construída justamente para dar conta da nossa atual complexidade.
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