Broadhurst Dixon

Virtual Futures

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ISBN 13:
9780415133807
author:
Broadhurst Dixon
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Taylor & Francis, Inc.
language:
English
Publication Year:
1998
Pages:
140
Genre:
Engineering & Technology Textbook
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£43.56

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Virtual Futures explores the potential consequences of a world increasingly shaped by technology. This collection examines the intersection of new technologies and human experience, including the impact of cyberspace, chaos theory, and material evolution. The essays in Virtual Futures bring together diverse perspectives from fields such as cyberfeminism, materialist philosophy, postmodern fiction, computing culture, and performance art. The book considers the notion of the posthuman and the possibility of a future where humans and machines are integrated or synthesized. This view of technology is influenced by literary works such as cyberpunk and philosophical ideas from Freud, Deleuze, and Haraway. The collection provides analyses from both established theorists and innovative new voices working at the intersection of art and contemporary technology.

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