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...
