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Gotham City
A Dystopian Comic Book World as an Arena of Modern Myths
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Martin Cremers
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Contents V
- Preface IX
- Introduction 1
- The Frame Context 21
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Chapter 1. The Beginnings
- The Scientific Image in the Anthropocene 47
- Thomas Jefferson’s University 63
- The Building of a Symbolic Image 91
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Chapter 2. The Unfoldings
- The World as Grid 121
- Gotham City 141
- Good Night, Zoo 159
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Chapter 3. Virtualization Gains Momentum
- A Paradise of Decorated Sheds 179
- The Man in the Paper-made Folding Boat 193
- The Community Question 217
- Real Virtuality 231
- The Ambiguous Construction of Place and Space 243
- The Destruction of Space by Augmentation 273
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Chapter 4. Facets of Acceleration in Hybrid Spaces
- Mixed Reality 283
- Using Spatial Cognition to Improve Knowledge Construction 311
- Creating and Retrieving Knowledge in 3D Virtual Worlds 337
- Identity in Virtual Worlds 369
- Beyond the Visible Autonomy 383
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Chapter 5. Beyond Acceleration
- “Unheimlich”: The Uncanny and Narrative Space in Digital Arts 405
- Against the Self-Evident 419
- Explorable Spaces 443
- List of Contributors 453
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Contents V
- Preface IX
- Introduction 1
- The Frame Context 21
-
Chapter 1. The Beginnings
- The Scientific Image in the Anthropocene 47
- Thomas Jefferson’s University 63
- The Building of a Symbolic Image 91
-
Chapter 2. The Unfoldings
- The World as Grid 121
- Gotham City 141
- Good Night, Zoo 159
-
Chapter 3. Virtualization Gains Momentum
- A Paradise of Decorated Sheds 179
- The Man in the Paper-made Folding Boat 193
- The Community Question 217
- Real Virtuality 231
- The Ambiguous Construction of Place and Space 243
- The Destruction of Space by Augmentation 273
-
Chapter 4. Facets of Acceleration in Hybrid Spaces
- Mixed Reality 283
- Using Spatial Cognition to Improve Knowledge Construction 311
- Creating and Retrieving Knowledge in 3D Virtual Worlds 337
- Identity in Virtual Worlds 369
- Beyond the Visible Autonomy 383
-
Chapter 5. Beyond Acceleration
- “Unheimlich”: The Uncanny and Narrative Space in Digital Arts 405
- Against the Self-Evident 419
- Explorable Spaces 443
- List of Contributors 453