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SoftWhere: Software Studies Workshop at University of California San Diego, May 21-22
0 Comments Published by Jeremy Douglass May 13th, 2008 in Features.Wednesday, May 21st, from 12:30-5:00pm, the Software Studies Initiative at UC San Diego invites you to attend a public event:
SoftWhere: Software Studies Workshop 2008
SUMMARY:
Time: Wed. May 21 - Thu. May 22
Place: UPDATED:
Wed. May 21: UCSD Faculty Club, Atkinson Pavilion (public)
Thu. May 22: Atkinson Hall 5302 (private)
URL: http://workshop.softwarestudies.com/
Related: Affiliated HASTAC II Conference, UC Irvine, […]
Joining the Software Studies Initiative at UCSD
7 Comments Published by Jeremy Douglass December 4th, 2007 in HCTI, Researchers, Features, CCS, News, Text Art, Criticism, Software, Education.I’ve recently joined the Software Studies Initiative at U. California San Diego, where I’ll be working full-time doing software and code research from humanities and social sciences perspectives. Here’s the hiring announcement from Softwaretheory.net:
Jeremy is appointed to Software Studies with support from the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and the Center […]
Baudrillard Conference at UCSB, April 18-19
0 Comments Published by Jeremy Douglass November 28th, 2007 in Features, Off Topic, Conferences.Some colleagues at U. California Santa Barbara are hosting a conference on Baudrillard that might interest WRT readers as it connects new media to broader philosophical and cultural issues. The deadline for 250 word abstracts is Feb 4th, the conference is April 18-19, 2008. Here is an excerpt from the call:
The Succession of […]
Command Lines: Dissertation on Interactive Fiction and New Media
8 Comments Published by Jeremy Douglass November 27th, 2007 in code, IF, CYOA, Researchers, Features, games, Criticism, Publications, Education.Please enjoy my completed Ph.D. dissertation. Yes, this also marks my return to writing on WRT. Yes, it’s good to be back.
I’m pleased to announce that my Ph.D. dissertation: “Command Lines: Aesthetics and Technique in Interactive Fiction and New Media” is filed and available in final form. You can download Command Lines […]
Excelling: an interview with Danielle Aubert
0 Comments Published by Jeremy Douglass December 15th, 2006 in ASCII, code, poetry, Poetics, Features, Text Art, Interviews.Recently, WRT featured the art book 16 Months Worth of Drawing Exercises in Microsoft Excel. WRT interviewed artist Danielle Aubert about her Excel art, and more:
WRT: Can you tell us a bit about yourself?
Danielle Aubert: I’m based in Detroit. I moved out here in June of 2005 after finishing up an MFA program in graphic […]