Hi Gordon, This sounds like a fascinating project. I, for one, will eagerly await the final compilation. Apart from the names already mentioned and listed, I would also recommend Sherry Turkle's "Life on the Screen" where she indulges in and excavates a series of metaphors about the interface, the perception, the processes and the meaning making of users engaged in MUDs online. Her positing of Windows as not only the metaphor for access but also for the distributed fragmented notion of the self is extremely fascinating. Good luck with the project, Warm Regards Nishant On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi All,
I am working on a project dealing with the use of metaphor in communication about technology, as well as communication within software. I am trying to compile a list of metaphors used on the web and in computer software. For example, the "shopping cart" in online shopping, PowerPoint using "slides", "dialog" boxes in operating systems, "bulletin boards", etc.
Have any of you come across or perhaps even thought of other metaphors employed in software, online or off, or in communication about technology? I would like to make a giant list of examples.
Also, any recommended readings would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any help!
-Gordon Carlson -University of Illinois at Chicago -PhD Student of New Media Communication and RA in Electronic Visualization Lab _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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