[Air-L] Metaphors in Technology

[Nishant Shah]

Hi Gordon,
This sounds like a fascinating project. I, for one, will eagerly await
the final compilation. Apart from the names already mentioned and
listed, I would also recommend Sherry Turkle's "Life on the Screen"
where she indulges in and excavates a series of metaphors about the
interface, the perception, the processes and the meaning making of
users engaged in MUDs online. Her positing of Windows as not only the
metaphor for access but also for the distributed fragmented notion of
the self is extremely fascinating.
Good luck with the project,
Warm Regards
Nishant

On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Gordon Carlson <gordycarlson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am working on a project dealing with the use of metaphor in
> communication about technology, as well as communication within
> software.  I am trying to compile a list of metaphors used on the web
> and in computer software.  For example, the "shopping cart" in online
> shopping, PowerPoint using "slides", "dialog" boxes in operating
> systems, "bulletin boards", etc.
>
> Have any of you come across or perhaps even thought of other metaphors
> employed in software, online or off, or in communication about
> technology?  I would like to make a giant list of examples.
>
> Also, any recommended readings would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>
>
> -Gordon Carlson
> -University of Illinois at Chicago
> -PhD Student of New Media Communication and RA in Electronic Visualization Lab
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Nishant Shah
Ph.D. Student, CSCS, Bangalore.
Research & Development, COMAT, Bangalore.
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