Aesthetic computing / edited by Paul Fishwick.

Other author Fishwick, Paul A.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxvi, 457 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Computer science.
Aesthetics.

SeriesLeonardo
Leonardo (Series) (Cambridge, Mass.) ^A475854
Contents 1. An introduction to aesthetic computing -- 2. Goodman's aesthetics and the languages of computing -- 3. A forty-year perspective on aesthetic computing in the Leonardo journal -- 4. The interface as sign and as aesthetic event -- 5. Metaphorical dimensions of diagrammatic graph representations -- 6. Metaphoric mappings : the art of visualization -- 7. Public space of knowledge : artistic practice in aesthetic computing -- 8. Visually encoding numbers utilizing prime factors -- 9. From the poesy of programming to research as art form -- 10. Transdisciplinary collaboration in "cell" -- 11. Processing code : programming within the context of visual art and design -- 12. Aesthetics and the visualization and quality of software -- 13. Aesthetics and mathematics : connections throughout history -- 14. Aesthetic computing and shape -- 15. The foundations of aesthetics -- 16. Aesthetics of large-scale relational information visualization in practice -- 17. The well-tempered computer? The aesthetics of program auralization -- 18. Tertiary artifacts at the interface -- 19. Transparency and reflectivity : digital art and the aesthetics of interface design -- 20. Articulating the use qualities of digital designs -- 21. Exploring attributes of skins as potential antecedents of emotion in HCI
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005054458
ISBN026206250X (alk. paper)
ISBN9780262062503 (alk. paper)