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| Erkki Huhtamo is an Associate Professor at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Dept. of Design | Media Arts. He works in the field of media culture in several roles. As a researcher, his work focuses on media art and media archaeology, a field he has helped to develop. His highly influential writings have been published in 12 languages. As an educator he has lectured extensively worldwide. As an exhibition curator he has created international exhibitions of digital art, including major retrospectives of Toshio Iwai, Perry Hoberman and Paul DeMarinis and large group shows like Alien Intelligence (KIASMA. Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, 2000). He has also written and directed acclaimed television programs for YLE, the Finnish National Television. Contribution: Archaeologies of Interaction Design Interaction Design did not begin with the appearance of the personal computer. Its roots go back much further in time, and relate to various 19th century devices from technical and optical toys to new mechanized work environments. The introduction of such new technologies was surrounded by intense debate and discussion, which will be analyzed. This lecture looks critically at some 19th and early 20th century phenomena linking humans and machines, as a historical and cultural background for later discussions on interaction design. The perspective will be media-archaeological. The technologies are not treated in isolation, but within relevant cultural and discursive contexts. Rich visual demonstration material will be provided. |
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