Výsledky vyhledávání - "Software Studies"

Admins, mods, and benevolent dictators for life: The implicit feudalism of online communities Autor Schneider, Nathan

“…Online platforms train users to interact with each other through certain widespread interface designs. This article argues that an “implicit feudalism” informs…”
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Imagining the thinking machine: Technological myths and the rise of artificial intelligence Autor Natale, Simone, Ballatore, Andrea

“…This article discusses the role of technological myths in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies from 1950s to the early 1970s. It shows…”
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Engines of Order: A Mechanology of Algorithmic Techniques Autor Rieder, Bernhard

“…Building on the philosophy of Gilbert Simondon and the cultural techniques tradition, this book examines the constructive and cumulative character of software…”
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Algorithms as complementary abstractions Autor Matzner, Tobias

“…The text diagnoses two opposing tendencies in the research on algorithms: the first abstracts and unites heterogeneous developments under the term “algorithm”;…”
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The like economy: Social buttons and the data-intensive web Autor Gerlitz, Carolin, Helmond, Anne

“…The paper examines Facebook’s ambition to extend into the entire web by focusing on social buttons and developing a medium-specific platform critique. It…”
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Plug-in wind: Software and logistics of elemental media Autor Parikka, Jussi

“…This article focuses on the role of computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) in architectural and design software. Among other uses, CFDs concern the modeling and…”
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What is a meme, technically speaking? Autor Rogers, Richard, Giorgi, Giulia

“…This contribution seeks to demonstrate how studying memes as a collection depends on the website or platform where they are sourced. To do so, we compare how…”
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Voodoo software and boundary objects in game development: How developers collaborate and conflict with game engines and art tools Autor Whitson, Jennifer R

“…This article describes how game developers successfully ‘pull off’ game development, collaborating in the absence of consensus and working with recalcitrant…”
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Engineering a platform: The construction of interfaces, users, organizational roles, and the division of labor Autor Kelkar, Shreeharsh

“…Internet “platforms” like Facebook and YouTube often avoid accountability and regulation by claiming that they are mere software infrastructures with little…”
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News automation, materialities, and the remix of an editorial process Autor Dierickx, Laurence

“…Software studies is a research field that focuses on the social and cultural implications of the software. They are grounded by interdisciplinarity, borrowing…”
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Multi-Situated App Studies: Methods and Propositions Autor Dieter, Michael, Gerlitz, Carolin, Helmond, Anne, Tkacz, Nathaniel, van der Vlist, Fernando N., Weltevrede, Esther

“…This article discusses methodological approaches to app studies, focusing on their embeddedness and situatedness within multiple infrastructural settings. Our…”
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Feature Analysis: A Method for Analyzing the Role of Ideology in App Design Autor Hasinoff, Amy A., Bivens, Rena

“…Many apps are designed to solve a problem or accomplish a task, such as managing a health condition, creating a to-do-list, or finding work. The solutions that…”
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Interface critique at large Autor Dieter, Michael

“…This article considers how the pursuit of problematization advocated by Agre’s concept of critical technical practice has been articulated in relation to the…”
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The platformisation of software development: Connective coding and platform vernaculars on GitHub Autor Bounegru, Liliana

“…This article contributes to recent scholarship on platform, software and media studies by critically engaging with the ‘social coding’ platform GitHub, one of…”
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Engines of Order: A Mechanology of Algorithmic Techniques Autor Rieder, Bernhard

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Formatting work: Cloud platforms and the infrastructuring of capitalist asymmetries in software work Autor Randerath, Sebastian

“…Since the 2000s, so-called cloud computing infrastructures have had a profound impact on the capitalist relationship among labor, software, and organizations…”
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The access control double bind: How everyday interfaces regulate access and privacy, enable surveillance, and enforce identity Autor Gardner, Daniel L, Tanenbaum, Theresa J

“…Access controls are an inescapable and deceptively mundane requirement for accessing digital applications and platforms. These systems enable and enforce…”
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For the record: Practicing critical software literacy in writing centers Autor Bryan, Matthew

“…•“Big data” methods highlight the need for analyses of writing center software.•TutorTrac advances a rhetoric of recordkeeping that refashions center…”
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Legacy systems: internet histories of the abandoned, discontinued and forgotten Autor Stevenson, Michael, Helmond, Anne

“…This special issue explores the productive ambiguity of the concept of "legacy systems" in different directions to address the past's persistence as well as…”
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Unearthing the code of Gondwana VR Autor Raby, Oscar

“…This paper explores the intersection of computer code and virtual environments through the lens of Critical Code Studies (CCS). By examining the virtual…”
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