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The Transducer Function: An Introduction to a Theoretical Typology in Electronic Literature and Digital Art

Author(s) -

Álvaro Seiça

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of science and technology of the arts

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.13

H-Index - 3

eISSN - 2183-0088

pISSN - 1646-9798

DOI - 10.7559/citarj.v4i1.69

Subject(s) - function (biology) , typology , relevance (law) , computer science , cognitive science , transducer , transduction (biophysics) , epistemology , human–computer interaction , sociology , engineering , electrical engineering , psychology , philosophy , biochemistry , chemistry , evolutionary biology , anthropology , political science , law , biology

In this essay I introduce the notion of transducer function in the fields of electronic literature and digital art. Firstly, I survey the transduction concept throughout its history in such domains as physics, genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, physiology, psychology, philosophy, logic and computer science. Secondly, I discuss the relevance of a transduction theory versus the advantage of a transducer function. I migrate the transduction concept into the fields of electronic literature and digital art, showcasing the contexts of application, and several transfer processes and functions. Finally, I apply the transducer function as a theoretical typology and a recognizable system, highlighting some artworks by R. Luke DuBois, André Sier and Scott Rettberg that can be read within this framework. Thus, it means taking into account a set of transfer and conversion processes: information, patterns and data among mechanisms, technologies, themes, creative and theoretical guidelines. In this sense, I develop a critical framework that operates as a method for analyzing and comprehend further digital artworks.

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