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Paradoxes of interactivity: perspectives for media theory, human-computer interaction, and artistic investigations
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Abstract Current findings from anthropology, genetics, prehistory, cognitive and neuroscience indicate that human nature is grounded in a co-evolution of tool use, symbolic communication, social interaction and cultural transmission. Digital information technology has recently entered as a new tool in this c... view more
Current findings from anthropology, genetics, prehistory, cognitive and neuroscience indicate that human nature is grounded in a co-evolution of tool use, symbolic communication, social interaction and cultural transmission. Digital information technology has recently entered as a new tool in this co-evolution, and will probably have the strongest impact on shaping the human mind in the near future. A common effort from the humanities, the sciences, art and technology is necessary to understand this ongoing co- evolutionary process. Interactivity is a key for understanding the new relationships formed by humans with social robots as well as interactive environments and wearables underlying this process. Of special importance for understanding interactivity are human-computer and human-robot interaction, as well as media theory and New Media Art. "Paradoxes of Interactivity" brings together reflections on "interactivity" from different theoretical perspectives, the interplay of science and art, and recent technological developments for artistic applications, especially in the realm of sound.... view less
Keywords
digital media; interaction; human being; man-machine system; computer; media; art; philosophy; science; media theory; music; new media; technology
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of the Science of Communication
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
344 p.
Series
Kultur- und Medientheorie
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839408421
ISBN
978-3-8394-0842-1
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0