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Title: |
Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields |
| Sub-title: |
The Convergence of Programmable Media at the Military-Civilian Margin |
| Series: |
Kultur- und Medientheorie |
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| By (author): |
Stefan Werning |
| ISBN10-13: |
3837612406 : 9783837612400 |
| Illustrations: |
40 b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
225x135mm |
| Pages: |
412 |
| Weight: |
.586 Kg. |
| Published: |
Transcript Verlag - October 2009 |
| List Price: |
44.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 4 |
| Subjects: |
Media studies : Political science & theory : Impact of science & technology on society |
| 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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