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Papers by Paulien Dresscher

This article summarizes some best practice examples in different devices for children that were p... more This article summarizes some best practice
examples in different devices
for children that were presented
at the Cinekid MediaLab and were
discussed at the Hot & Cool Play
panel of the Cinekid festival 2014.

2007: 3). From this perspective, Latour argues for a new form of sociology, which feeds off five ... more 2007: 3). From this perspective, Latour argues for a new form of sociology, which feeds off five specific uncertainties; that groups are not fixed, that original goals can be interrupted, that non-human actors have agency, and that matters of concern are hegemonic over matters of fact. To elaborate on these uncertainties is to create several perspectives on problems or inquiries in their relation to socio-technical fields. When using ANT as a methodology, no 'network' already exists, but rather is constructed, followed and explored by its traces.

The topic of this paper is the correlation between the avant-garde experiments on interactive art... more The topic of this paper is the correlation between the avant-garde experiments on interactive art that emerged in the sixties and the contemporary mass media domain of Web 2.0 with its architecture of participation. What is the relation between this architecture of participation and interactivity? Is the contemporary web actualizing the notion of interactivity? To be more specific: how can we trace back interactivity, as described by Rokeby, Krueger, and Ascott, within the environment of YouTube? Can

This emotional reaction turned out not to be an exception and proves that telepresence might arou... more This emotional reaction turned out not to be an exception and proves that telepresence might arouse stronger emotions than expected at first glance.

In this paper I will survey how the opposite positions of Raymond Williams and Marshall McLuhan c... more In this paper I will survey how the opposite positions of Raymond Williams and Marshall McLuhan can be put in to dialogue in order to create an intermediate analysis of the Internet, based on the medium specific characteristics of this networked environment of simulation. I will work through the so called Williams-McLuhan debate alongside the bodies of thought of Lev Manovich, Katherine Hayles, and Matthew Fuller in order to position their points of view within the debate itself. I will then consider the YouTube video Leave Britney Alone (Itschriscrocker, 2007) as a web-based artifact of analysis in order to illustrate the distinct value of media specific analytics in a Web 2.0 environment. I will conclude with a meditation on the concept of medium specificity within a framework of intermediation and provide a renewed perspective on the Williams-McLuhan debate.

Why review an unfinished book? Software Takes Command is published ʻonlyʼ online, and has not bee... more Why review an unfinished book? Software Takes Command is published ʻonlyʼ online, and has not been edited; the footnotes are missing, and there are typos all over the place. More importantly, you can find it on Manovichʼs personal site where he invites the reader to download, read, and comment on the latest version. Software Takes Command argues that software studies

Conference Presentations by Paulien Dresscher

This article summarizes some best practice examples in different devices for children that were p... more This article summarizes some best practice
examples in different devices
for children that were presented
at the Cinekid MediaLab and were
discussed at the Hot & Cool Play
panel of the Cinekid festival 2014.

2007: 3). From this perspective, Latour argues for a new form of sociology, which feeds off five ... more 2007: 3). From this perspective, Latour argues for a new form of sociology, which feeds off five specific uncertainties; that groups are not fixed, that original goals can be interrupted, that non-human actors have agency, and that matters of concern are hegemonic over matters of fact. To elaborate on these uncertainties is to create several perspectives on problems or inquiries in their relation to socio-technical fields. When using ANT as a methodology, no 'network' already exists, but rather is constructed, followed and explored by its traces.

The topic of this paper is the correlation between the avant-garde experiments on interactive art... more The topic of this paper is the correlation between the avant-garde experiments on interactive art that emerged in the sixties and the contemporary mass media domain of Web 2.0 with its architecture of participation. What is the relation between this architecture of participation and interactivity? Is the contemporary web actualizing the notion of interactivity? To be more specific: how can we trace back interactivity, as described by Rokeby, Krueger, and Ascott, within the environment of YouTube? Can

This emotional reaction turned out not to be an exception and proves that telepresence might arou... more This emotional reaction turned out not to be an exception and proves that telepresence might arouse stronger emotions than expected at first glance.

In this paper I will survey how the opposite positions of Raymond Williams and Marshall McLuhan c... more In this paper I will survey how the opposite positions of Raymond Williams and Marshall McLuhan can be put in to dialogue in order to create an intermediate analysis of the Internet, based on the medium specific characteristics of this networked environment of simulation. I will work through the so called Williams-McLuhan debate alongside the bodies of thought of Lev Manovich, Katherine Hayles, and Matthew Fuller in order to position their points of view within the debate itself. I will then consider the YouTube video Leave Britney Alone (Itschriscrocker, 2007) as a web-based artifact of analysis in order to illustrate the distinct value of media specific analytics in a Web 2.0 environment. I will conclude with a meditation on the concept of medium specificity within a framework of intermediation and provide a renewed perspective on the Williams-McLuhan debate.

Why review an unfinished book? Software Takes Command is published ʻonlyʼ online, and has not bee... more Why review an unfinished book? Software Takes Command is published ʻonlyʼ online, and has not been edited; the footnotes are missing, and there are typos all over the place. More importantly, you can find it on Manovichʼs personal site where he invites the reader to download, read, and comment on the latest version. Software Takes Command argues that software studies