The medium is the matter: Critical observations and strategic perspectives at half-time

The medium is the matter: Critical observations and strategic perspectives at half-time

Breen, J.
Breen, J.

Architecture

2008

This paper critically re-views the professional impact and functionality of the pervasive digital 'matter' we have come to believe we can no longer do without.On the basis of a playful exploration of the first 'half-century' of our digital age, an attempt is made to draw new perspectives for the next 'level'of our digital culture in a broader (multi)media perspective and more specifically: the domains of Architecture. To stimulate an open-minded 'second-half'debate, the paper puts forward some potentially promising (and hopefully provocative) conceptions and strategies for imaginative interface applications and game-based architectural study initiatives.Furthermore, the paper proposes the establishment of a new cultural platform for the exchange of Critical Digital hypotheses and the evolvement of visionary design concepts through creative digital innovation, with the (inter)active involvement of older and younger team-players.

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