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rGAfE WAY MULTIMEDIAPUBliSHING Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) and Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) are specifications for multimedia publishing. Each specification presents word, image and sound in an interactive environment. While a CD-ROM player extends the capabilities of a personal computer or workstation, CD-I players will be extensions of the home television. Philips first introduced CD-I as a specification for multimedia publishing in 1986. The specification outlines a hardware configuration and the communications protocol that controls it. Called the Green Book, it describes how to encode information on a compact disc. Adherence to this specification assures that all CD-I titles, no matter where they are published, will play on a CD-I player, no matter where it was manufactured. By 1992, the CD-I specification will be extended to include full-frame motion video. Currently, motion video can only fill a small window of the screen. CD-ROM XA, the Yellow Book, is a specification for the IBM-eompatible personal computer (PC) environment that facilitates porting from CD-ROM to CD-I. One major difference between the two specifications is the target platform. While all CD-I discs will play in all CD-I players, the same is not true for CD-ROM. Discs that play in Apple's Macintosh II CD-ROM system will not play in the IBM-PGRT system, nor in the Sun SPARC staIn GATEWAY wereport on significantevents, including conferences and expositions; newsofinterestingdevelopments in technology and science as they relate tothearts; newsabout people ofinterest to theLeonardo audience, tutorial-level discussions of importanttechnologies and sciencefor the nonexpert. Wewelcome readers' suggestionsfor and contributions tofuture sections. LEONARDO ELECTRONIC NEWS Inthe Fall of 1991,Leonardo announced thelaunch of Leonardo Electronic News {LENl-the official electronic newsletter of Leonardo, the International Society ofthe Arts, Sciences and Technology. LEN will appear on amonthly basis, free to allelectronic subscribers on the academic networks. LEN will replace and greatly expand FAST News, and will include timely information on LeonardojlSAST activities and: • Leonardo Abstracts: introductions to Leonardo articles • Words on Works: a special section inwhich artists write about theirown artworks • Monthly Calendar of Key Worldwide Events • Directory of Resources: Grants, Fellowships, Funds, Organizations • Book Reviews, Bibliographies, Book Lists • Fine Art, Sciences and Technology Database Updates 1992ISAST Pergamon Press pic.Printed inGreat Britain. 0024-(94)(/92$3.00+0.00 LEONARDO.Vol. 25, No. I, p. 3-10,1992 3 rGAfE WAY Leonardo Electronic News ... • Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal Calls for Papers • LeonardojlSAST Member News • And more Paper subscriptions to LEN are also available (US $55/year for LeonardojlSAST members; US $65 for non-members). One ofthe advantages of electronic publications such as Leonardo Electronic News isthe ease with which format and content can bechanged to reflect the interests of readers. Tell us what you would like to see on LEN. We welcome suggestions and electronic submissions. Contact Nancy Nelson ate-mail: fast®garnet.berkeley.edu (internet) or FAST@UCBGARNE (bitnet). LOVELESS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN THE ARTS Arizona State University's College of Fine Arts announced theappointment of Richard L.Loveless asthe firstpermanent director oftheInstitute for Studies inthe Arts asof 1 July 1991. According to Seymour L.Rosen, dean of the College of Fine Arts, "Loveless is uniquely qual4 Gateway Where beauty endsis where theartistbegins. -]ohnCage Multimedia Publishing •.. tion. The systems have incompatible disc formatting and incompatible operating systems. Another clear distinction between CD-ROM and CD-I lies in the CD-I 'bootstrap'. Through it, CD-I starts automatically when a disk is inserted in the player and need not be referenced through commands or menus. CD-I titles shown at the Second Multimedia Conference on Interactive CD in London, 29-30 May 1991, incorporated computer and traditional animation, music of all styles, graphics, text and still-video. CD-I attracts traditional book and magazine publishers, video and board game publishers, broadcast television producers and audio producers. Companies that hold copyright properties have been the first to consider how to realize their material in this new medium. Producers or packagers who do not hold rights find they must negotiate for a wide range of material, including musical scores, actual performances , video footage and text...