Anthropology has two main tasks to understand what it is to be human & to examine how humanity is manifested differently in the diversity of culture These tasks have gained new impetus from the extraordinary rise of the digital This book brings together several key anthropologists working with digital culture to demonstrate just how productive an anthropological approach to the digital has already become Through a range of case studies from Facebook to Second Life to Google Earth Digital Anthropology explores how human & digital can be defined in relation to one another from avatars & disability; cultural differences in how we use social networking sites or practise religion; the practical consequences of the digital for politics museums design space & development to new online world & gaming communities The book also explores the moral universe of the digital from new anxieties to open-source ideals Digital Anthropology reveals how only the intense scrutiny of ethnography can overturn assumptions about the impact of digital culture & reveal its profound consequences for everyday life Combining the clarity of a textbook with an engaging style which conveys a passion for these new frontiers of enquiry this book is essential reading for students & scholars of anthropology media studies communication studies cultural studies & sociology ...

This third updated & expanded edition of Christiane Pauls acclaimed book investigates key areas of digital art practice that have gained in prominence in recent years including the emergence & impact of location-based media interactive public installation augmentive & mixed reality social networking & file-sharing & tablet technologies It explores themes raised by digital artworks such as viewer interaction artificial life & intelligence political & social activism networks & telepresence & issues surrounding the collection presentation & preservation of digital art It also looks at the impact of digital techniques & media on traditional forms of art such as printing painting photography & sculpture as well as exploring the ways in which entirely new forms such as internet & software art digital installation & virtual reality have emerged as recognized artistic practices ...

Digital Bank tracks the innovations in banking & how the mobile internet is changing the dynamics of consumer & corporate relationships with their banks The implication is that banks must become digitized & that is a challenge as becoming a Digital Bank demands new services focused upon 21st-century technologies Digital Bank not only

Includes:: extensive guidance & background on the digital revolution in banking but also in-depth analysis of the activities of incumbent banks such as Barclays in the UK & m Bank in Poland as well as new start-ups such as Metro Bank & disruptive new models of banking such as FIDOR Bank in Germany Add on to these a comprehensive sprinkling of completely new models of finance such as Zopa & Bitcoin & you can see that this book is a must-have for anyone involved in the future of business commerce & banking

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Written by senior compositor technical director & master trainer Steve Wright this book condenses years of production experience into an easy-to-read & highly-informative guide suitable for both working & aspiring visual effects artists This expanded & updated edition of Digital Compositing for Film & Video addresses the problems & difficult choices that professional compositors face on a daily basis with an elegant blend of theory practical production techniques & workflows It is written to be software-agnostic so it is applicable to any brand of software This edition features many step-by-step workflows powerful new keying techniques & updates on the latest tech in the visual effects industry Workflow examples for Grain Management Lens Distortion Management Merging CGI Render Passes Blending Multiple Keys Photorealistic Color Correction Rotoscoping Production Techniques for Keying Difficult Greenscreens Replicating Optical Lens Effects Advanced Spill Suppression Fixing Discoloured Edges Adding Interactive Lighting Managing Motion Blur With brand new information on Working in linear ACES Color Management Light Field Cinematography Planar Tracking Creating Color Difference Keys Premultiply vs Unpremultiply Deep Compositing VR Stitching 3D Compositing from 2D Images How Color Correction ops Effect Images Color Spaces Retiming Clips Working with Digital Cinema Images Open Color IOA companion website offers images from the examples discussed in the book allowing readers to experiment with the material first-hand ...

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Digital Design & Computer Architecture Second Edition takes a unique & modern approach to digital design introducing the reader to the fundamentals of digital logic & then showing step by step how to build a MIPS microprocessor in both Verilog & VHDL This new edition combines an engaging & humorous writing style with an updated & hands-on approach to digital design It presents new content on IO systems in the context of general purpose processors found in a PC as well as microcontrollers found almost everywhere Beginning with digital logic gates & progressing to the design of combinational & sequential circuits the book uses these fundamental building blocks as the basis for the design of an actual MIPS processor It provides practical examples of how to interface with peripherals using RS232 SPI motor control interrupts wireless & analog-to-digital conversion System Verilog & VHDL are integrated throughout the text in examples illustrating the methods & techniques for CAD-based circuit design There are also additional exercises & new examples of parallel & advanced architectures practical IO applications embedded systems & heterogeneous computing plus a new appendix on C programming to strengthen the connection between programming & processor architecture This new edition will appeal to professional computer engineers & to students taking a course that combines digital logic & computer architecture ...

Digital Design & Computer Architecture ARM Edition covers the fundamentals of digital logic design & reinforces logic concepts through the design of an ARM microprocessor Combining an engaging & humorous writing style with an updated & hands-on approach to digital design this book takes the reader from the fundamentals of digital logic to the actual design of an ARM processor By the end of this book readers will be able to build their own microprocessor & will have a top-to-bottom understanding of how it works Beginning with digital logic gates & progressing to the design of combinational & sequential circuits this book uses these fundamental building blocks as the basis for designing an ARM processor System Verilog & VHDL are integrated throughout the text in examples illustrating the methods & techniques for CAD-based circuit design The companion website

Includes:: a chapter on IO systems with practical examples that show how to use the Raspberry Pi computer to communicate with peripheral devices such as LCDs Bluetooth radios & motors This book will be a valuable resource for students taking a course that combines digital logic & computer architecture or students taking a two-quarter sequence in digital logic & computer organizationarchitecture

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Digital Design Exercises for Architecture Students teaches you the basics of digital design & fabrication tools with creative design exercises featuring over 200 illustrations which emphasize process & evaluation as key to designing in digital mediums The book is software neutral letting you choose the software with which to edit raster & vector graphics & to model digital objects The clear jargon-free introductions to key concepts & terms help you experiment & build your digital media skills During the fabrication exercises you will learn strategies for laser cutting CNC (computer-numerically controlled) milling & 3D printing to help you focus on the processes of design thinking Reading lists & essays from practitioners instructors & theorists ground the exercises in both broader & deeper contexts & encourage you to continue your investigative journey ...

This introductory textbook provides students with a system-level perspective & the tools they need to understand analyze & design digital systems Going beyond the design of simple combinational & sequential modules it shows how such modules are used to build complete systems reflecting real-world digital design All the essential topics are covered including design & analysis of combinational & sequential modules as well as system timing & synchronization It also teaches how to write Verilog HDL in a productive & maintainable style that enables CAD tools to do much of the tedious work A complete introduction to digital design is given through clear explanations extensive examples & online Verilog files The teaching package is completed with lecture slides labs & a solutions manual for instructors Assuming no previous digital knowledge this textbook is ideal for undergraduate digital design courses that will prepare students for modern digital practice ...