Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss on Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:11:39 +0100 (CET) |
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<nettime-ann> (IN)VISIBLE: Learning to Act in the Metaverse, Springer Wien NewYork |
. I am pleased to announce that my book (IN)VISIBLE: Learning to Act in the Metaverse is out: Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss (IN)VISIBLE Learning to Act in the Metaverse SpringerWienNewYork http://www.springer.com/springerwiennewyork/art/book/978-3-211-78538-6 About this book Now that humans seem to have arrived at the end of their campaigns of discovery, conquest and exploitation, the virtual, infinite, digital spaces are being conquered. It was only a matter of time before the technical possibilities permitted people to construct parallel worlds in the digital universe. A 'Second Life' as virtual existence (Avatar) in the virtual spaces of data exerts a seductive pull on ever more people. By taking possession of the internet as a creative medium, an entirely new, globally networked culture of participation has come into being. Multiple person-computer interfaces far exceed in their complexity and lack of overview the discussion currently taking place about possible social, aesthetic, legal and political effects on individuals and communities. In(visible) engages with the cognitive, social, technological and aesthetic dimensions of a dataculture which, in the highly charged dichotomies of private/public, visibility/invisibility, individual/community, autonomy/control, attempts to mark out new routes to communicate the practices and strategies of artistic and scientific engagement. Best regards, --- Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss Professor, PhD Head of MA ePedagogy Design-Visual Knowledge Building University of Art and Design Helsinki/TAIK Taideteollinen korkeakoulu Hämeentie 135 C FIN-00560 Helsinki, Finland T: +358-9-7563 0253 F: +358-9-7563 0250 stefan.sonvilla-weiss@taik.fi http://epedagogydesign.uiah.fi http://www.taik.fi --------------------------------------------- MY NEW BOOK: Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss (IN)VISIBLE. Learning to Act in the Metaverse SpringerWienNewYork http://www.springer.com/springerwiennewyork/art/book/978-3-211-78538-6 _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann