My current position is that of Assistant Professor New Media & Digital Culture at the Department for Media and Culture Studies, where I work primarily on media archaeological analyses of wireless technologies, social media and augmented reality.
While studies of mobile wireless communication devices usually focus on their social implications... more While studies of mobile wireless communication devices usually focus on their social implications, media theorist Imar de Vries proposes to venture into a more historical and comparative approach in researching our intimate relationship with present-day mobile wireless technologies. By analyzing the full range of human expectations and behavior in regard to mobile devices, de Vries looks at how wireless gadgets have changed our ideas about communication, while at the same time he demonstrates how modern technology surprisingly repeats the patterns of older media. Applying a far-reaching and archaeological perspective to communication media, Tantalisingly Close looks at the human desire to connect and the way that it has both shaped and been shaped by technology, past and present.
At the beginning of the 21st century, mobile communication devices are virtually ubiquitous. The ... more At the beginning of the 21st century, mobile communication devices are virtually ubiquitous. The attraction of their ability to potentially connect anywhere, anytime, to anyone or anything in the informational network, combined with an ongoing emphasis of the individual as the ...
Information Communication Technology and Emerging …, Jan 1, 2006
ABSTRACT In this chapter, visions of mobile communication are explored by focussing on idealised ... more ABSTRACT In this chapter, visions of mobile communication are explored by focussing on idealised concepts surrounding wireless technology. By examining sources on the development, marketing, and use of wireless technology, I contextualise these visions ...
While studies of mobile wireless communication devices usually focus on their social implications... more While studies of mobile wireless communication devices usually focus on their social implications, media theorist Imar de Vries proposes to venture into a more historical and comparative approach in researching our intimate relationship with present-day mobile wireless technologies. By analyzing the full range of human expectations and behavior in regard to mobile devices, de Vries looks at how wireless gadgets have changed our ideas about communication, while at the same time he demonstrates how modern technology surprisingly repeats the patterns of older media. Applying a far-reaching and archaeological perspective to communication media, Tantalisingly Close looks at the human desire to connect and the way that it has both shaped and been shaped by technology, past and present.
At the beginning of the 21st century, mobile communication devices are virtually ubiquitous. The ... more At the beginning of the 21st century, mobile communication devices are virtually ubiquitous. The attraction of their ability to potentially connect anywhere, anytime, to anyone or anything in the informational network, combined with an ongoing emphasis of the individual as the ...
Information Communication Technology and Emerging …, Jan 1, 2006
ABSTRACT In this chapter, visions of mobile communication are explored by focussing on idealised ... more ABSTRACT In this chapter, visions of mobile communication are explored by focussing on idealised concepts surrounding wireless technology. By examining sources on the development, marketing, and use of wireless technology, I contextualise these visions ...
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