false 5142151 1 Computers linked to networks have created the first broadly used systems that allow individuals to create, distribute, and receive audiovisual content with the same box. They challenge theorists of digital culture to develop interaction-based models to replace the more primitive models that allow only passive use.<br /> <br /> <i>The Digital Dialectic</i> is an interdisciplinary jam session about our visual and intellectual cultures as the computer recodes technologies, media, and art forms. Unlike purely academic texts on new media, the book includes contributions by scholars, artists, and entrepreneurs, who combine theoretical investigations with hands-on analysis of the possibilities (and limitations) of new technology. The key concept is the digital dialectic: a method to ground the insights of theory in the constraints of practice. The essays move beyond journalistic reportage and hype into serious but accessible discussion of new technologies, new media, and new cultural forms.<br /> <br /> <b>Contributors</b>: Florian Brody, Carol Gigliotti, N. Katherine Hayles, Michael Heim, Erkki Huhtamo, George P. Landow, Brenda Laurel, Peter Lunenfeld, Lev Manovich, William J. Mitchell, Bob Stein. 5209051 9 4 1999 The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media (Leonardo Books) total:3|4:1|3:2| 3 10 4 0 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 18:22:53 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 18:22:53 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 27 22:37:07 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 22:37:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 12 08:22:43 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:22:43 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Mar 09 03:34:38 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 03:34:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5142151