Brain-computer Interfaces and Art: Toward a Theoretical Framework.

Art that incorporates brain-computer interface (or BCI) technology sheds fresh light on several aspects of aesthetic theory. Because it is radically interactive and can permit viewers or listeners to modify a work directly by means of their cerebral activity, such art illuminates the role of audienc...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Humanities & Arts Computing: A Journal of Digital Humanities Vol. 13; no. 1/2; pp. 182 - 196
Autor principal: Alfano, Veronica
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Publicado: Edinburgh University Press Mar2019
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