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Virtuality and VRML: Software Studies After Manovich
A call for (and example of) material studies of software from Matt Kirschenbaum, spurred by the Digital Arts and Culture conference, 2000.
Hypertext ’97
John Cayley reviews the Hypertext '97 Conference, which brought together representatives from corporate and academic sectors.
Metadiversity: On the Unavailability of Alternatives to Information
Tempering the myth of global variety, David Golumbia processes the dominance of English in digital environments - and a highly standardized English at that.