Ensaio de Álvaro Seiça sobre transdução – processos de transferência – na literatura electrónica. [pdf]
Seiça, Álvaro. 2012. “The Transducer Function: An Introduction to a Theoretical Typology in Electronic Literature and Digital Art”, CITARJournal: Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, Volume 4, Number 1. pp. 71-79.
Abstract > In this essay I introduce the notion of transducer function in the fields of electronic literature and digital art. Firstly, I survey the transduction concept throughout its history in such domains as physics, genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, physiology, psychology, philosophy, logic and computer science. Secondly, I discuss the relevance of a transduction theory versus the advantage of a transducer function. I migrate the transduction concept into the fields of electronic literature and digital art, showcasing the contexts of application, and several transfer processes and functions. Finally, I apply the transducer function as a theoretical typology and a recognizable system, highlighting some artworks by R. Luke DuBois, André Sier and Scott Rettberg that can be read within this framework. Thus, it means taking into account a set of transfer and conversion processes: information, patterns and data among mechanisms, technologies, themes, creative and theoretical guidelines. In this sense, I develop a critical framework that operates as a method for analyzing and comprehend further digital artworks.
Ligação externa > https://revistas.ucp.pt/index.php/jsta/article/view/7186
Ligação permanente > alvaroseica_the-transducer_CITAR-journal.pdf
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