Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields: The Convergence of Programmable Media at the Military-Civilian Margin - Brossura

Werning, Stefan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3837612406 ISBN 13: 9783837612400

Casa editrice: Transcript Verlag, 2009

Riassunto

Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until today. Unlike most related scholarly works, which focus on digital games, this book drafts a model of programmable media that is grounded in a close reading of the key technologies. Key technologies reviewed are most notably the paradigm of object-oriented programming and technical disciplines from a humanities perspective. This model is then applied to analyze the effects of algorithmic logic on the military-civilian continuum, including economic practices, patterns of media usage, and military decision-making.

Su questo libro

Informazioni sull?autore

Stefan Werning (Dr.) is currently working as an assistant professor of Digital Media at the University of Bayreuth. His research fields include the history of technology, new media phenomena, and the theorization of trans-media products and practices.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Transcript Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3837612406
• ISBN 13: 9783837612400
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 412
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile