Part IV. Digital Information
The Pervasive Influence of Code
PHYSICAL AND SEMANTIC MODES SHAPED OUR CONTEXTUAL EXPERIENCE ALL ALONE, up until the last century. All that time, the invariant structural principles of natural and built environments changed very slowly, if at all. Itâs a third ingredientâdigital informationâwhose influence has so quickly disrupted how we experience the other two modes. Itâs what has made so many user experienceârelated fields necessary to begin with.
Part IV explains the origins of digital technology, and why it is different from the other modes. It then explores how digital information influences the way we understand the world, the way we make software, and the properties of digital agents and simulated affordances.
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