02021nam 2200385 450 991077460390332120230327213024.0(CKB)4920000001372503(NjHacI)994920000001372503(EXLCZ)99492000000137250320230327d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTouchscreen Archaeology Tracing Histories of Hands-On Media Practices /Wanda StrauvenLüneburg :Meson Press,2021.1 online resource (256 pages) illustrations3-95796-187-4 Foreword -- Introduction: Is This a Touchscreen? -- PART ONE: TOUCH AS MEDIA PRACTICE -- [1] A Little History of Hands-On Film Spectatorship -- [2] Early Museum's Hands-On Ethos -- [3] Sketching, Zapping, Pinching, Clicking, Thumbing -- PART TWO: SCREEN AS TOUCHABLE OBJECT -- [4] Hands-On Screenology -- [5] Manually Operated Optical Toys -- [6] The Image as Screenic Surface and Interface -- Conclusion: I Touch, Therefore I Am -- References.The touchscreen belongs to a century-long history of hands-on media practices and touchable art objects. This media-archaeological excavation examines the nature of our sensual involvement with media and invites the reader to think about the touchscreen beyond its technological implications. In six chapters, the book questions and historicizes both aspects of the touchscreen, considering "touch" as a media practice and "screen" as a touchable object.Touchscreen Archaeology User interfaces (Computer systems)New media artUser interfaces (Computer systems)New media art.005.437Strauven Wanda776062NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910774603903321Touchscreen Archaeology3073793UNINA