“Works like Magic”: Metaphor, Meaning, and the GUI in Snow Crash.
Computers might well be said to work “like magic.” Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) allow computers to work predictably but inscrutably. Central to the design of GUIs are visual metaphors that help users understand the function of interface elements. In 1992, as GUIs were supplanting command-based i...
| Publicado en: | Science Fiction Studies Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 69 - 91 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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University of California Press
Mar2018
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