1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782111003321

Autore

Johnston John <1947->

Titolo

The allure of machinic life : cybernetics, artificial life, and the new AI / / John Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008

ISBN

0-262-29287-4

0-262-27635-6

1-4356-6535-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (476 p.)

Disciplina

003/.5

Soggetti

Cybernetics

Artificial life

Artificial intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Bradford Book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-451) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This account of the creation of new forms of life and intelligence in the sciences of cybernetics, artificial life and artificial intelligence analyses both their similarities and their differences in actualising life. The author draws on the work of scientists as well as work in contemporary philosophy and cultural theory.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019294003321

Titolo

Children's learning in a digital world / / edited by Teena Willougby and Eileen Wood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub. Ltd, 2008

ISBN

9786612122897

9781282122895

1282122894

9780470696682

0470696680

9780470695920

0470695927

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Classificazione

81.68

Altri autori (Persone)

WilloughbyTeena <1955->

WoodEileen <1960->

Disciplina

371.33/4

Soggetti

Computer-assisted instruction

Educational technology

Internet in education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Informal learning with technologies : opportunities and challenges -- pt. 2. Formal learning with technologies : opportunities and challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

Children's Learning in a Digital World presents exciting and challenging new ideas from international scholars on the impact of computers, the Internet, and video games on children's learning. Features exciting new research which reassesses the threats posed by technology to the social, emotional, and physical development of children Examines the impact of technology in both formal and informal learning contexts, covering a range of technologies relevant to students and researchers, as well as professional educators Presents key information on the social