Meaningful Technologies : How Digital Metaphors Change the Way We Think and Live /

When we click on a picture of a shopping cart it connects a complex set of technologies to represent a simple idea that we’re all familiar with. A heart icon under a photo is understood as an expression of interest or appreciation. Digital metaphors like these are everywhere in our lives, but they a...

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Main Authors: Chown, Eric (Author), Nascimento, Fernando (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst, Massachusetts : Lever Press, [2023]
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