The Kinora (3D scholarly edition)

T. van der Heijden*, Theodoros Georgiakakis (Designer)

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Abstract

This 3D scholarly edition explores the Kinora motion photography viewer (1896-1914). Introduced at the end of the 19th century, the Kinora was one of the earliest home cinema technologies. It was originally designed as an individual viewing device. Using a flipbook mechanism, hundreds of paper-based photographs attached to a reel could be rotated and viewed through the Kinora. The 3D edition provides insight into the Kinora system, its history and user practices. In addition, the edition reflects on the process of creating a working 3D-printed replica of the Kinora viewer and reel, developed as part of a research project at the University of Luxembourg.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherPURE3D
Media of outputOnline
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2025

Keywords

  • Kinora
  • 3D
  • digital storytelling
  • media history
  • history of technology
  • home cinema
  • film history
  • early cinema

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    Georgiakakis, T. & van der Heijden, T., 16 Dec 2024

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