| Real Wars on Virtual Battlefields: The Convergence of Programmable Media at the Military-Civilian Margin Contributor(s): Werning, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837612406 ISBN-13: 9783837612400 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 355.85 |
| Series: Cultural and Media Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.3" W x 8.8" (1.25 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until now. Unlike most related scholarly work which focuses on digital games, it drafts a model of programmable media which is grounded in a close-reading of the key technologies, most notably the paradigm of object-oriented programming, and reconsiders technical disciplines from a humanities perspective. This model is then applied to analyze the effects of algorithmic logic on the military-civilian continuum, including economic practices, patterns of media usage and military decision-making. |
Contributor Bio(s): Werning, Stefan: - Stefan Werning is currently working at Nintendo of Europe as a usergenerated content supervisor. His research fields include the history of technology, new-media phenomena, and the theorization of transmedia products and practices. |