Social Aspects

An original exploration of the ways cyberspace affects human experience.New technologies suggest new ideas about embodiment: our "reach" extends to global sites through the Internet; we enter cyberspace through the engines of virtual reality. In this...

Expanding on the work in the volume Multiplayer, this new book explores several other areas related to social gaming in detail. The aim is to go beyond a typical "edited book" concept, and offer a very concise volume with several focal points that are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802135209Author Mark DeryFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Grove PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressWeight(grams) 552gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781960090072Author Ralph H AbrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Epigraph PublishingPublisher Epigraph PublishingWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937434342Author Scott AbelFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint XML PressPublisher XML PressWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists, candidates, non-governmental organizations, and parties to inform,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732067332Author Hilarie CashFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Gentle Path PressPublisher Gentle Path PressWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and metadata that millions of people rely on every day have...

There is a contradiction at the heart of digital media. We use commercial platforms to express our identity, to build community and to engage politically. At the same time, our status updates, tweets, videos, photographs and music files are free content...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262037105Author Lev ManovichFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

From the famed Harvard psychologist and an expert on the impact of digital media technologies, a riveting exploration of the power of apps to shape our young people-for better or for worse No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth...

A collection of in-depth conversations with leading developer advocates that reveal the world of developer relations todayKey FeaturesTop developer advocates reveal the work they're doing at the center of their tech communities and the impact their...

How nineteenth-century "disciplines of attention" anticipated the contemporary concern with mindfulness and being "spiritual but not religious"Today, we're driven to distraction, our attention overwhelmed by the many demands upon it-most of which emanate...

Cybercrimes are often viewed as technical offenses that require technical solutions, such as antivirus programs or automated intrusion detection tools. However, these crimes are committed by individuals or networks of people which prey upon human victims...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143124474Author Gavin NewsomFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 140mm *...

Now in its 3rd edition, Digital and Social Media Marketing provides a practice-led approach to digital marketing. This highly regarded textbook combines academic theory with practical examples from a range of different organisations worldwide to...

An Entrepreneur Best Book of the YearFacebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter our emotional states, but in this lively investigation of...

Teaches students how to solve ethical dilemmas in the field of computing, taking a philosophical, rather than a legal, approach to the topic. It first examines the principles of Idealism, Realism, Pragmatism, Existentialism, and Philosophical Analysis,...

Cracking open the politics of transparency and secrecy In an era of open data and ubiquitous dataveillance, what does it mean to "share"? This book argues that we are all "shareveillant" subjects, called upon to be transparent and render data open at the...

The role of robots in society keeps expanding and diversifying, bringing with it a host of issues surrounding the relationship between robots and humans. This introduction to human-robot interaction (HRI) by leading researchers in this developing field...

Scientific Computing for Scientists and Engineers is designed to teach undergraduate students relevant numerical methods and required fundamentals in scientific computing. Most problems in science and engineering require the solution of mathematical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036726Author Jeffrey R. YostFormat HardbackPage Count 376Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

A pioneer of cloud computing and big data offers his vision of the future world taking shape around us. Jian Wang was the founder and architect of Alibaba's cloud and has been the driving force behind its technology innovations. He was also the...

Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year). They are critical to all aspects of public policy and governmental operations. Governments spend billions on them - for instance, the UK alone commits GBP14 billion...

This book explores how organized crime has adapted and evolved in sync with ever-expanding technologies to update its popular image and to conduct its covert operations. It shows how organized crime operates in dark virtual spaces and how it can now form...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953035578Author Adeline KohFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Punctum BooksPublisher Punctum BooksWeight(grams) 503gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 26mm

Intended for researchers and practitioners in interaction design, this book shows how Bayesian models can be brought to bear on problems of interface design and user modelling. It introduces and motivates Bayesian modelling and illustrates how powerful...

Confronting the digital revolution in academia, this book examines the application of new computational techniques and visualisation technologies in the Arts & Humanities. Uniting differing perspectives, leading and emerging scholars discuss the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956088611Author Andy FarnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 211Imprint Applied Scientific Press LimitedPublisher Applied Scientific Press...

Meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes. The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners' horizons and help obscure musicians find audiences, taking advantage of the...

Information matters to us. Whether recorded, recoded, or unregistered, information co-shapes our present and our becoming. This book advances new views on information and surveillance practices. Starting with a methodology for studying the liveliness of...

Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robots will have their own targeting and firing protocols...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143119586Author Clay ShirkyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 205gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 132mm *...

Is computing just for men? Are men and women suited to different careers? This collection of global perspectives challenges these commonly held western views, perpetuated as explanations for women's low participation in computing. By providing an insider...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985550806Author Jack MyersFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint York House PressPublisher York House PressWeight(grams) 387gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

In the nineties, neoliberalism simultaneously provided the context for the Internet's rapid uptake in the United States and discouraged public conversations about racial politics. At the same time many scholars lauded the widespread use of text-driven...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912477012Author Peter BurnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Eyewear PublishingPublisher Eyewear PublishingWeight(grams) 265gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Experiments that require the use of human participants are time consuming and costly: it is important to get the process right the first time. Planning and preparation are key to success. This practical book takes the human-computer interaction...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781628723274Author Professor David M LevyFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams)...

The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provision into a medium for communication and community-building. The notion of "Web 2.0", social software, and social networking sites such as Facebook,...