John Henry Thompson

Selected work

1983 — present.

Forty years of software, art, and pedagogy. From the MIT Visible Language Workshop to POWER TO THE PEOPLE!.

Recent & ongoing

From the archive

  1. Ken Granderson · ongoing

    BlackFacts.com

    Ken Granderson's living encyclopedia of Black history. JHT collaborated on the 365-video version that powered POWER TO THE PEOPLE!.

    Web · collaboration · Ken Granderson
  2. 2012

    Digital Jam 2.0

    World Bank–financed mobile-apps festival with a $1M prize purse across eight categories.

    Workshops · festival · Kingston, Jamaica · 2012
  3. 1995

    Macromedia Director Lingo Workshop

    JHT's book on Lingo. Two editions; Japanese, German, and Italian translations.

    Publication · Macromedia Press
  4. 1988

    Garden of Interactive Delights

    Four-piece interactive installation at the Hague Summer Festival, 1988, made with Benjamin Bergery.

    Interactive laser-disc · Hague Summer Festival
  5. 1985 – 1987

    EditDroid

    Project lead on one of the first random-access, computer-controlled video editing systems.

    Software · Lucasfilm, San Rafael
  6. 1983 – 1985

    MIT Visible Language Workshop

    Technical instructor; early color pre-press design system at what is now the MIT Media Lab.

    Research · MIT