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John Henry Thompson

Even in high school, John Henry Thompson was interested in computer programming languages. He taught himself several programming languages such as FORTRAN, PLI, COBOL and JCL while working in a New York research facility. Thompson's goal was to absorb as much knowledge as possible so he could invent his own computer language. After graduating from High School, he attended MIT where he obtained a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Visual Arts. By combining these two seemingly disparate disciplines, Thompson wanted to bridge the gap between art and technology. Four years later as a chief scientist at Macromedia™, he was able to make progress towards this goal. He developed a number of products, many of them based on his most famous invention, Lingo programming: a scripting language that helps render visuals in computer programs. Thompson used Lingo in one of his better-known computer inventions, Macromedia™ Director. Macromedia™ Director is able to incorporate different graphic formats (such as BMP, AVI, JPEG, QuickTime, PNG, RealVideo and vector graphics) to create multi-media content and applications, thus combining computer programming language with visual art. Lingo is now used with many programs that have interactive simulations with graphics, animation, sound, and video. Along with Macromedia™ Director, Thompson has helped develop MediaMaker, Actions, VideoWorks Accelerator, and Video Works II. Lingo has also been used to create flash and shockwave programs that now are prevalent in video games, web design, animation, and graphics.

John Henry Thompson Gleaner Interview

John Henry Thompson Gleaner Interview, May 5 2012. Reporter Alessandro Boyd.

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Ashtanga Primary 100th practice - John Henry Thompson

My 100th practice of Ashtanga Primary Series. Took about 9 months.

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John Henry Thompson Year Two Ashtanga Primary #231

My practice of Ashtanga Primary Series after two years, five months. Practice number 231. Audio muted. Recording on Aptek camera that produced audio buzz. Al...

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John Henry Thompson - Learning Creative Learning - intro

Processed video of my introduction to the Learning Creative Learning online community. http://www.johnhenrythompson.com/the-art-of-learning/learning-creative...

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John Henry Thompson Ashtanga 2011 May

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Joe Thompson And Odell Thompson - John Henry

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marshmallow challenge for Learning Creative Learning course.

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JA Capoiera Part 1

JA Capoiera Part 1.

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JA Capoiera Part 2

JA Capoiera Part 2.

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Carolina Chocolate Drops w/ Joe Thompson- John Henry

Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. The chocolate drops with 88 year old fiddler Joe Thomspon doing the song"John Henry" in a small un-amplified showcase conc...

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3dLaunch.m4v

3d animation created at MIT Visible Language Workshop about 1984 by John Henry Thompson. I built custom software and z80 hardware to interface computer to 1-...

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