Androids: A Remarkable Approximation to the Organic

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dc.contributor.authorWalraven, Aya
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-09T23:23:13Z
dc.date.available2015-10-09T23:23:13Z
dc.date.copyright2011en_US
dc.date.issued2011-03-18
dc.descriptionAya Walraven is a digital media and internet enthusiast who primarily works in video and web. She is the editorial assistant and media designer at CTheory and head of PACTAC’s Software Analysis Lab. Aya is also responsible for the technical inner-workings of the PACTAC facility. A self-appointed internet-culture historian and archivist she observes and documents online behaviour, particularly in Japanese youth and anonymous communities.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis talk walks through a brief history of androids in the past and present. Citing Japan as a special case, Aya Walraven explores how androids, cyborgs, and humans alike fit into society with a growing need for robotic assistance and enhancement, and touches upon the cultural roots and psychology that affects how we receive our mechanical partners.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusUnrevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipArthur Kroker, Canada Research Chair in Technology, Culture and Theory, Digital Inflectionsen_US
dc.identifier.citationWalraven, Aya. "Androids: A Remarkable Approximation to the Organic." Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture, Victoria, B.C. 18 March 2011. Presentation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://pactac.net/2011/03/androids-a-remarkable-approximation-to-the-organic/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6759
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPacific Centre for Technology and Cultureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDigital Inflections: Visions for the Posthuman Futureen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectandroids
dc.subjectJapan
dc.subjectcyborgs
dc.subjectrobotic assistance
dc.subjectmechanical partners
dc.subjectrobot culture
dc.subjectPacific Centre for Technology and Culture (PACTAC)
dc.titleAndroids: A Remarkable Approximation to the Organicen_US
dc.typeVideoen_US

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