Computers are developing into a powerful medium integrating film, pictures, text and sound, and the use of computers for communication and information is rapidly expanding. The Computer as Medium brings insights from art, literature and theatre to bear on computers and discusses the communicative and organizational nature of computer networks within a historical perspective. The book consists of three parts. The first part characterizes the semiotic nature of computers and discusses semiotic approaches to programming and ...
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Computers are developing into a powerful medium integrating film, pictures, text and sound, and the use of computers for communication and information is rapidly expanding. The Computer as Medium brings insights from art, literature and theatre to bear on computers and discusses the communicative and organizational nature of computer networks within a historical perspective. The book consists of three parts. The first part characterizes the semiotic nature of computers and discusses semiotic approaches to programming and interface design. The second part discusses narrative and aesthetic issues of interactive fiction, information systems and hypertext. The final part contains papers on the cultural, organizational and historical impact of computers.The broad and rich coverage of this book will appeal to scholars in cognitive science, computer science, linguistics, semiotics, media studies and mass communications, cultural studies and education.
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Add this copy of The Computer as Medium (Learning in Doing: Social, to cart. $11.58, Sold by Zubal Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cleveland, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Cambridge University Press.
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*Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, March 24 (sale item)* 508 pp., Hardcover, ex library, lacks the jacket, else text clean & binding tight. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 950grams, ISBN: 9780521419956.
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New. Print on demand Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Learning in Doing: Social, Cognitive and Computational Perspectives . Includes unspecified. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. vii, 495pp., index, ill., figures, notes. Minimal wear; jacket flaps loosely taped to endpapers. Previous owner's name inside front.
