"Works like Magic": Metaphor, Meaning, and the GUI in Snow Crash
Computers might well be said to work "like magic." Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) allow computers to work predictably but inscrutably. Central to the design of GUIs are visual metaphors that help users understand the function of interface elements. In 1992, as GUIs were supplanting comma...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Science Fiction Studies. - SF-TH Inc., 1973. - 45(2018), 1, Seite 69-90 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Science Fiction Studies |
| Schlagworte: | Applied sciences Philosophy Arts |
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