Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields: The Convergence of Programmable Media at the Military-Civilian Margin (Kultur- und Medientheorie) - Softcover

Werning, Stefan

 
9783837612400: Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields: The Convergence of Programmable Media at the Military-Civilian Margin (Kultur- und Medientheorie)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3837612406 ISBN 13: 9783837612400
Verlag: transcript, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

The book analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until now. Unlike most related scholarly work which focuses on digital games, it drafts a model of programmable media which is grounded in a close-reading of the key technologies, most notably the paradigm of object-oriented programming, and reconsiders 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.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

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The book analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until now. Unlike most related scholarly work which focuses on digital games, it drafts a model of programmable media which is grounded in a close-reading of the key technologies, most notably the paradigm of object-oriented programming, and reconsiders 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.

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Verlag
transcript
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3837612406
ISBN 13 
9783837612400
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
412
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