Seeing Ourselves in the Computer: How We Relate to Technologies.

Mishra, Punyashloke; Nicholson, Michael D.; Wojcikiewicz, Steven K.

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ERIC Number: EJ624535

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Seeing Ourselves in the Computer: How We Relate to Technologies.

Mishra, Punyashloke; Nicholson, Michael D.; Wojcikiewicz, Steven K.

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n7 p634-41 Apr 2001

Suggests it is not difficult to imbue computers with human personalities. Discusses the work of Rodolphe Topffer (1799-1846), an artist, designer, and amateur psychologist. Concludes that responding socially to computers has significant implications for media literacy. (SG)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Computer Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Media Literacy, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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