Hyperland (1990)
49m
Running Time
September 21, 1990Release Date
Hyperland (1990)
49m
Running Time
September 21, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s and early 1990s: hypertext, multimedia, virtual assistants, interactive video, 3D animation, and virtual reality.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Abel
Self
Douglas Adams
Self
Hans Peter Brandmo
Self
Tom Baker
Tom
Ted Nelson
Self
Amanda Goodenough
Self
Max Whitby
Producer
Fabrice Florin
Self
Steve Gano
Self
Mike Naimark
Self
Peter Parnham
Editor
Kristine Hooper
Self
Kristee Kreitman
Self
Brad DeGral
Self
Francis Crick
Self (archive footage)
James Watson
Self (archive footage)
Michael Wahrman
Self
John Howarth
Director of Photography
Paul Watson
Executive Producer
Peter Firstbrook
Executive Producer
Mat Irvine
Visual Effects Designer
Bella Russell
Music
Nick Somerville
Scenic Artist
Ian Simpson
Visual Effects
Nigel Beaham-Powell
Music
Mark Hobbins
Graphic Designer
Chris Prior
Graphic Designer
Nikki Barton
Graphic Designer
Robin Vinson
Graphic Designer
Hitesh Patel
Graphic Designer
Steve Gatland
Sound Recordist
Steve Hudson
Mix Technician
Sue Chapman
Production Assistant
Anne Varley
Production Assistant
Ted Barnes
Associate Producer
Details.
Wiki.
Hyperland is a 50-minute-long documentary film about hypertext and surrounding technologies. It was written by Douglas Adams and produced and directed by Max Whitby for BBC Two in 1990. It stars Douglas Adams as a computer user and Tom Baker, with whom Adams had already worked on Doctor Who, as a personification of a software agent.
In hindsight, what Hyperland describes and predicts is an approximation of today's World Wide Web.