%0 Journal Article
%T The Transducer Function: An Introduction to a Theoretical Typology in Electronic Literature and Digital Art
%A ¨¢lvaro Sei£¿a
%J Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts
%D 2012
%I Portuguese Catholic University, Porto
%R 10.7559/citarj.v4i1.69
%X In this essay I introduce the notion of transducer function in the fields of electronic literature and digital art. Firstly, I survey the transduction concept throughout its history in such domains as physics, genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, physiology, psychology, philosophy, logic and computer science. Secondly, I discuss the relevance of a transduction theory versus the advantage of a transducer function. I migrate the transduction concept into the fields of electronic literature and digital art, showcasing the contexts of application, and several transfer processes and functions. Finally, I apply the transducer function as a theoretical typology and a recognizable system, highlighting some artworks by R. Luke DuBois, Andr¨¦ Sier and Scott Rettberg that can be read within this framework. Thus, it means taking into account a set of transfer and conversion processes: information, patterns and data among mechanisms, technologies, themes, creative and theoretical guidelines. In this sense, I develop a critical framework that operates as a method for analyzing and comprehend further digital artworks.
%K Transduction
%K Transducer Function
%K Electronic Literature
%K Digital Art
%K Zeitgeber
%K Data Mining and Visualization
%K Digital Installation
%K Net.Art
%K Digital Kinetic Poetry
%U http://artes.ucp.pt/citarj/article/view/69