Tag archive for ‘Cyberculture’
WoW as Cybercultural hub
If you don’t already read We Make Money Not Art , they’ve recently posted some interesting impressions from 23C3 (which sadly I couldn’t attend). Of particular scholarly interest I think are the notes from Joi Ito’s presentation on World of Warcraft and MMORPGs.
I can’t help but feel drawn back to McLuhan (from The Gutenberg Galaxy: [...]
Personal Identity in the Information Age: dot.person & dot.community
The following is a translation of a paper I wrote for my Techno-Utopia & Cyberculture course from 2 semesters ago. Enjoy:
The issue of Personal Identity is a complex subject, which raises many difficult questions. What is a Person? That which thinks the thoughts I have? Is it identical to my body? Is it my [...]
The Art of War in the Age of Digital Reproduction
For the past day or so I’ve been scouring the net for information on the current grim meathook state of affairs. I’ve been reading both Israeli and Lebanese independant blogs and webzines. I find it fascinating. Some Lebanese blogs have been getting comments in the hundreds. Surpringly, for the most part, discourse has been heated, [...]