Frictionlessness the Silicon Valley philosophy of seamless technology and the aesthetic value of imperfection / Jakko Kemper.
| Author/creator | Kemper, Jakko |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. |
| Description | viii, 188 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Thinking/media |
| Contents | The existential primacy of imperfection : autoimmunity, chronolibido, spectrality, and technology -- A pharmacology of frictionlessness : digital destructions and the frictional value of imperfection -- Silicon ashes to silicon ashes, digital dust to digital dust : chronolibido and technological finitude in GlitchHiker -- A death sentence decreed in binary code : the collapse of PAL and the spectral afterlives of technology -- Ghostly dreamworlds of consumption : Cat System Corp., Vaporwave, and tertiary retention -- Coda : on technological melancholia. |
| Abstract | "An examination of the environmentally destructive digital design philosophy of frictionlessness and the critical significance of a technological aesthetic of imperfection"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-182) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023025568 |
| ISBN | 9798765104415 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epdf) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |