> Can we think of any examples of physical media that this applies to? Interesting question! I can think of a bunch of examples that are somewhat similar, but

> Can we think of any examples of physical media that this applies to? Interesting question! I can think of a bunch of examples that are somewhat similar, but don’t feel perfectly analogous. I’m thinking painting with a camera obscura might count. Optical film compositing isn’t done anymore, along with a lot of special effects techniques that predate computer graphics. Photography used to be much more physical than it is now, for example the process of famous photographers like Ansel Adams involved building the camera, mixing chemicals, and a lot of darkroom work.