Journal article
Network Time Where it Counts. Temporality and Critical Approaches to Infrastructure
The Design journal, Vol.20(1), pp.S283-S293
2017
Abstract
The default position towards temporality in designing for the web is to treat it as unfortunate constraint that negatively affects user experience. In contrast we look to the complex temporal interactions of networked technologies as a site of theoretical and aesthetic interest with the power to engage users in speculative and critical attitudes towards technical infrastructure. We argue that by valorising the temporality of networks and considering new forms of representation we open a range of creative possibilities with the potential to engage users in fundamental questions about technological infrastructure: who owns it, where it is and how it intra-acts. We provide examples of two artworks that treat with the subject of network time and discuss a basic guiding taxonomy to inform future work in design.
Details
- Title
- Network Time Where it Counts. Temporality and Critical Approaches to Infrastructure
- Authors/Creators
- Tom Schofield - University of Newcastle AustraliaGabriella Arrigoni - Newcastle University
- Publication Details
- The Design journal, Vol.20(1), pp.S283-S293
- Publisher
- Routledge as part of the Taylor and Francis Group
- Identifiers
- 991005634021907891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Informa UK Limited
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media and Communication
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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