The field of HCI focuses on the relationship between human and computer. As a consequence, nonhuman species have been overlooked
Author: Simone Boye Mouritsen
The first sound from the future
With Yamaha’s vocaloid software Hatsune Miku, imitation is no longer merely a question of mimicking intellectual capabilities. The 3D-animated, 16-year-old pop star with her computer-generated
After the War
What if annihilation is not the end of humanity, but yet another chapter in the history of mankind? Such a question
HyperCard: Imitating the Human Mind
The human mind works by association. So why don’t computers? This was the selling point for Apple’s 1987 software HyperCard,
Thrown off the Throne
What if the human race is not entitled to its self-proclaimed superiority? Such a question is posed in the early
THE FRAGILE HERO: UNDERMINING THE ANTHROPOCENTRIC IDEOLOGY
In the Japanese post-apocalyptic animation series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) set in futuristic Tokyo, humanity is systematically attacked by an