In Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of Transparency, Jay David Bolter and Diane Gromala argue that, contrary to Donald Norman's famous dictum, we do not always want our computers to be invisible "information appliances." They say that a computer does not feel like a toaster or a vacuum cleaner; it feels like a medium that is now taking its place beside other media like printing, film, radio, and television. The computer as medium creates new forms and genres for artists and designers; Bolter and Gromala want to show what digital art has to offer to...
In Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art, and the Myth of Transparency, Jay David Bolter and Diane Gromala argue that, contra...
This work covers topics such as: writing in the late age of print; writing as technology; hypertext and the remediation of print; the breakout of the visual; the electronic book; and interactive fiction.
This work covers topics such as: writing in the late age of print; writing as technology; hypertext and the remediation of print; the breakout of the ...
This work covers topics such as: writing in the late age of print; writing as technology; hypertext and the remediation of print; the breakout of the visual; the electronic book; and interactive fiction.
This work covers topics such as: writing in the late age of print; writing as technology; hypertext and the remediation of print; the breakout of the ...
Trained in both classics and computer science, Bolter considers the cultural impact of computers on our age, comparing the computer to earlier technologies that redefined fundamental notions of time, space, language, memory, and human creativity. Surprisingly, he finds that in many ways the outlook of the computer age bears more resemblance to that of the ancient world than to that of the Enlightenment. The classical philosopher and the computer programmer share share a suspicion of infinity, an acceptance of necessary limitations on human achievement, and a belief that results are more...
Trained in both classics and computer science, Bolter considers the cultural impact of computers on our age, comparing the computer to earlier technol...
TyAnna K. Herrington explains current intellectual property law and examines the effect of the Internet and ideological power on its interpretation. Promoting a balanced development of our national culture, she advocates educators informed participation in ensuring egalitarian public access to information. She discusses the control of information and the creation of knowledge in terms of the way control functions under current property law."
TyAnna K. Herrington explains current intellectual property law and examines the effect of the Internet and ideological power on its interpretation. P...
TyAnna K. Herrington explains current intellectual property law and examines the effect of the Internet and ideological power on its interpretation. Promoting a balanced development of our national culture, she advocates educators informed participation in ensuring egalitarian public access to information. She discusses the control of information and the creation of knowledge in terms of the way control functions under current property law.
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TyAnna K. Herrington explains current intellectual property law and examines the effect of the Internet and ideological power on its interpretation...
