CONTENIDO: Interactive art – definitions and origins
Interaction as an aesthetic experience
The aesthetics of play
The aesthetics of interaction in digital art
Case studies
Conclusion
Bibliography
Resumen
“In Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art, Kwastek moves with impressive ease and careful scholarship across decades of aesthetic theory and artistic practice. Kwastek’s book is the definitive study of this important body of art that lies tantalizingly on the border between the traditional art world and contemporary media culture.”
—Jay David Bolter, Wesley Professor of New Media, Georgia Institute of Technology
“Katja Kwastek’s outstanding book invites the reader into the fascinating world of digital art by exploring the complex relations among the technical construction, the implemented programs, the interface, and the contingent use of individual actors. Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art delivers a compelling, comprehensive overview of both the theoretical background of today's discourse along with rich case studies and concrete work analysis. It will be essential for practitioners and for those who are looking for precise investigations in current developments in art and aesthetics.”
—Dieter Mersch, Professor, University of Potsdam
“Combine the meticulousness of German academia with groundbreaking work theorizing one of my favorite subjects and you have Katja Kwastek’s masterpiece, Aesthetics of Interaction in Digital Art. The clarity of her reasoning process throughout affords numerous opportunities to engage in dialogue with her ideas. That is why this book has the capacity to inspire many more.”
—Margaret Morse, Emerita Professor of Film and Digital Media, University of California, Santa Cruz
