Comments on: Why object construction? http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/01/17/why-object-construction/ Experiential aesthetics the mechanics of learning behaviour Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Phil Devine http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/01/17/why-object-construction/#comment-32 Phil Devine Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=287#comment-32 Interesting, but “physical context, placed into a digital context” I would suggest that it makes no difference being digital – The photo is digital? If you made a drawing of it, or a painting? If you cut it out of the wall and hung it in a gallery? Its simply a representation, an affirmation of existent… What is unique about the digital that makes this existent artifact active and effective? Maybe if you could understand/witness digital phenomena that was directly associated with this ‘Photograph’ otherwise it is only photography, and should viewed as photography? I’m trying to look within physical context for digital phenomena, that way it should be possible to uncover digital cultures and true digital artifacts that define that culture. For instance the move away from economic production to spectacle… What is it within the existent that is a direct result of digital/virtual. Born digital - in search of existent evidence/phenomena for digital culture... Interesting, but “physical context, placed into a digital context” I would suggest that it makes no difference being digital – The photo is digital? If you made a drawing of it, or a painting? If you cut it out of the wall and hung it in a gallery? Its simply a representation, an affirmation of existent… What is unique about the digital that makes this existent artifact active and effective? Maybe if you could understand/witness digital phenomena that was directly associated with this ‘Photograph’ otherwise it is only photography, and should viewed as photography?

I’m trying to look within physical context for digital phenomena, that way it should be possible to uncover digital cultures and true digital artifacts that define that culture. For instance the move away from economic production to spectacle… What is it within the existent that is a direct result of digital/virtual.

Born digital – in search of existent evidence/phenomena for digital culture…

]]> By: Jen Ross http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/01/17/why-object-construction/#comment-30 Jen Ross Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:06:12 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=287#comment-30 ps - Gina's post might help your thinking on this: http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/01/15/a-story/ ps – Gina’s post might help your thinking on this:

http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/01/15/a-story/

]]> By: Jen Ross http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/2013/01/17/why-object-construction/#comment-28 Jen Ross Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:50:53 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/phild/?p=287#comment-28 "Do digital artifacts need to be understood / researched as being representations or duplications of what is existent?" - a great question - I think the paper Sian linked you to the other day might be helpful here, though it focuses on digital artefacts with material counterparts/sources (museum objects). Is it different when the artefact is 'born digital'? If so, how? “Do digital artifacts need to be understood / researched as being representations or duplications of what is existent?” – a great question – I think the paper Sian linked you to the other day might be helpful here, though it focuses on digital artefacts with material counterparts/sources (museum objects). Is it different when the artefact is ‘born digital’? If so, how?

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