Digital arts : an introduction to new media / Cat Hope and John Ryan.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-246) and index.

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction What Is Digitality? What Is Digital Art? Digital Art And Its Relatives: Understanding The Typologies New Media Art Electronic Art Computer Art Internet Art Post-Media Aesthetics Behaviourist Art Telematic Art Virtual Art Unstable Media Art Perspectives On Technology, Culture And The Digital Arts Democratization Globalization Interdisciplinarity An Outline Of The Following Chapters Summary Chapter 2: Key Concepts, Artistic Influences And Technological Origins Of The Digital Arts Interaction, Immersion And Interface: Key Ideas For The Digital Arts The Digital Arts In Perspective: Influential Art-Historical Contexts Old And New Media: Technological Contexts For The Digital Arts Summary Chapter 3: Dumb Visions And Fabulous Images: Photographic, Drawn And Moving Image Key Concepts Historical Precedents For Digital Images The Challenges And Rewards Of Technological Change What Is A Digital Photograph? Digital Imagery In All Its Dimensions The Moving Image: Video Art, Animation And Cinema Video Art Animation Cinema Installation Art Summary Chapter 4:Dancing At The Speed Of Light: The Digital In Performance Cyberpunks In Cyberspace Theoretical Terms Remediation Abjection Theoretical Considerations History Technology Case Studies Dance And Choreography Theatre And Performance Art Cyborgs, Robots And Bioartists Virtual Reality Summary Chapter 5: From Scratchy To Glitchy: The Creation, Performance And Installation Of Digital Music A Drastic Change For The Direction Of Music What Is A Digital Sound? The Tools Of Digital Music Composing And Performing With Digital Sounds Digital As A Means: Collecting And Producing Consuming Digital Music The Future Unfolding: Interactivity And Liveness The Fragmentation Of Music Summary Chapter 6: The Possibilities Of A Web: Internet Art What Is Internet Art? Interactivity, Agency And Community: Theoretical Considerations Performance, Chance And Innovation: A Brief History Of Internet Art Browsing, Coding And Networking: The Technology Of Internet Art Summary Chapter 7: I Want It Now: Finding, Downloading And Distributing Digital Art Finding And File Sharing: Creative Culture In The Digital Era Downloading The Commons: The History Of Digital Arts Distribution Distributing The Digital: The Impact Of Key Technologies Summary Chapter 8: Ways Of Belonging: Archiving, Preserving And Remembering Digital Art The Idea Of Liveness: Preservation As Theory And Contingency Scoring The Work: Digital Arts Preservation Through Notation Systems Towards Archival Interoperability: Arts Preservation And Technology Summary Chapter 9: Conclusion: Hyperreality And The Digital Art Of The Future Reality And Hyperreality In Digital Art Hyperreality And Postdigital Art New Technological Frontiers And The Future Of Digital Art Ubiquitous Computing And Wearable Technology Gaming And Networked Environments Social Media Mobile Telecommunications Open Source And Wiki Projects Back To Reality: Activism Through Digital Art Privacy And Surveillance Political And Social Equity Environment And Sustainability Moist Media And Living Interfaces Final Word: Digital Art Communities Annotated Guide To Further Reading Exercises And Questions Bibliography Index

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