Galloway, Alexander R.
The Interface Effect
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745662534
- author:
- Galloway, Alexander R.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 2
- Dimensions:
- 13.9 x 1.5 x 21.1 cm
- Genre:
- Computing & Internet,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Interfaces are back, or perhaps they never left. In this thought-provoking exploration, Alexander R. Galloway examines the role of media in shaping our understanding of communication and culture. Galloway considers the interface as an autonomous zone of aesthetic activity, guided by its own logic and ends. Rather than evaluating interfaces based on their usability, he looks at their unworkable nature, from windows and doors to screens and keyboards. By doing so, he reveals how these thresholds not only describe their own operations but also invite us to consider the broader social and political implications of digital culture. Through a close analysis of video games, software, television, painting, and other images, Galloway seeks to explain the logic of digital culture through an examination of its most emblematic manifestation - the interface.
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