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Record Nr.

UNISA996201681203316

Autore

Verhoeff Nanna

Titolo

Mobile screens : the visual regime of navigation / / Nanna Verhoeff [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-66704-4

9786613643971

90-485-1526-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

MediaMatters

Disciplina

303.4833

Soggetti

Information society

Information display systems

Digital media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Panoramic complex : Building visions ; Panoramic desire ; Movement in the panorama ; Modes of viewing ; The gaze in motion ; A panoramic complex ; The windshield as screen -- 2. Self-reflection : The point of self-reflection ; Meanings of the screen ; Spatial attractions and visual deixis ; Navigating the screen ; Navigation as narration ; Boundary-crossings -- 3. Theoretical consoles : The status of the gadget: the case of Nintendo DS ; Portrait of the gadget as theoretical console ; Touch screen: dirty window ; Mobile screen: carrying, sharing, transporting ; Double screen: split, insert map ; Gadgetivity -- 4. Urban screens : Places of transit ; Screenspace ; Urban transformation ; Screen practices ; Installation ; Programming hybridity ; Responsive presence -- 5. Performative cartography : Mobile dispositif ; Contesting cartography ; Performative cartography ; Cartographic interface ; Tagging, plotting, stitching ; Layering in augmented reality ; Haptic engagement -- Epilogue : You are here!

Sommario/riassunto

Our interactions with screens have changed profoundly over the past several decades - from the development of mobile devices to the continued importance of digital technology, the intersection of mobility and visuality is a fascinating and timely subject for study. Looking at



the cultural practices that ground our relationship with screens, Nanna Verhoeff offers a historical and comparative approach to screen-based media and digital culture. This smart, sharp addition to the field of media studies focuses on the innovation and transformation of mobile, urban, and location-based screens. An important work for scholars who study technology, geography, and art, Mobile Screens offers a powerful look at the emergent visual culture of navigation and the way in which we engage with screens as part of our spatial, temporal, and tangible experiences of the world.