The Great Big Shift

Posted by on Apr 27, 2005 in ITP, Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity

1. The shift from passively received media, such as books and television, to networked media in which we actively participate, such as discussion boards and blogs, represents as profound a shift as the movement from oral to literate culture. In my last paper I wrote about the effects that a dear friend’s death had on ...

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This Digital Life

Posted by on Mar 9, 2005 in ITP, Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity

This Digital Life Mohit SantRam Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity 03.09.05 Over a week ago, a close friend of mine passed away. It was an exceptionally traumatic experience based on the realization that life itself is inherently more fragile and temporary than I had wished to believe. Earlier in the evening, before I learned of the ...

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