Harrell, D. Fox.

Phantasmal Media : An Approach to Imagination, Computation, and Expression. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (441 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- I Introduction -- 1 Defining Phantasms -- 2 Imagining and Computing Phantasms -- II Subjective Computing -- 3 Expressive Epistemologies -- 4 Polymorphic Poetics -- III Cultural Computing -- 5 Cultural Phantasms -- 6 Integrative Cultural Systems -- IV Critical Computing -- 7 Agency Play -- 8 Critical-Computational Empowerment -- V Conclusion -- 9 Phantasmal Media and the Human Condition -- Summary -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index.

An argument that great expressive power of computational media arises from the construction of phantasms--blends of cultural ideas and sensory imagination.

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Computers and civilization.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).
New media art.


Electronic books.

QA76.9.C66 -- H38 2013eb

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