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Mapping selfies and memes as Touch
Tis book is the frst of its kind to map Touch as culturally meaningful in digital social networks. In this chapter, the concept of Touch (with a capital T) is briefy introduced as a social and cultural concept, beyond just the physical practice or sensation of touch as we usually understand it. Touch is specifcally identifed as a key aspect of photography, including selfes and memes. …
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- 9783030943165
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- XI, 116
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The First Sense: A Philosophical Study of Human Touch
Fulkerson offers a philosophical account of human touch, one informed and constrained by empirical work on touch. He begins by arguing that human touch, despite its functional diversity, is a single, unified sensory modality. From there, he describes and argues for a novel, unifying role for exploratory action in touch. Later chapters fill in the details of this unified, exploratory form of per…
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- 9780262318471
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- 1 online resource
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Touch
A Bradford book."An essay on the importance of touch to children's growth and development and to the physical and mental well-being of people of all ages.The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy, well into childhood. Touch is critical for children's …
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- 9780262272599
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- 1 online resource (x, 181 pages) :illustrations.
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Haptics
An accessible, nontechnical overview of active touch sensing, from sensory receptors in the skin to tactile surfaces on flat screen displays. Haptics, or haptic sensing, refers to the ability to identify and perceive objects through touch. This is active touch, involving exploration of an object with the hand rather than the passive sensing of a vibration or force on the skin. The development o…
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- 9780262349062
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- 1 online resource (194 pages).
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Touch (Second Edition)
"A Bradford book."Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have "no touch" policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch. The first sensory input in l…
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- Second edition.
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- 9780262320641
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- 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) :illustrations.
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Touch screen theory :digital devices and feelings
"Touchscreens are key elements of people's everyday lives but critical frameworks for addressing these devices and the associated promises of engagement and embodied experiences are still wanting. White proposes methods for studying touchscreens and digital engagements and expanding a variety of research areas, including studies of digital and Internet cultures, hardware, interfaces, media and …
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- 9780262372312
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The hidden factor :mark and gesture in visual design
Includes index."Traditionally, graphic design communicates through image and text. Skaggs argues that gestural touch is an indespensable third element that marks nearly all visual communication, especially typography"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262376365
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