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Category Archives: The Digital Age
Cthulhu by Komplex: Augmented Reality as Intermedia Fiction and Surfacing Media
(translated by Kate Willman) Augmented Reality (AR) is a medium based on geolocation, computer vision, the use of specific apps (Aurasma, Blipper) and a mobile device (smartphone, tablet). In the last few...
Contaminating the Opera Genre: ‘Lo Specchio Magico’ (Urban Art Dance Opera)
“Le storie sono sempre convergenze di diverse nature” (“Stories are always convergences of different natures”), stated Aldo Nove illustrating the idea behind Fabio Vacchi’s opera Lo Specchio Magico (Urban Art Dance Opera),...
Il valore aggiunto dell’arte. Feminist Remediations of Memory in the Graphic Novel
Memory is continuously shaped in the present, and increasingly so through the use of new media. Indeed, the proliferation of new media technologies, products and aesthetics is inextricably linked to changing ways...
21st Century Autofiction
Autofiction – blurring the lines between an author’s real-life experiences and invention – is an example of a frequently intermedial and interartistic practice that has particularly flourished in recent years. It has...
Does Nobody Take Photos at the Cinema? Between Re-Location and Re-Relocation of the Spectatorial Experience
In the last few weeks, I’ve seen some films. Some on the television and computer. Others on the big screen, in different cinemas, in different cities. One afternoon, in a seat near...
Convergence in the Digital Age: Utopia or Dystopia?
The idea of the digital age has to be fundamental to any meaningful discussion of contemporary interartistic and intermedial practice. However, it is not without its problems: Should we only talk about...