A Theory of Computer Semiotics

by Peter Bøgh Andersen

Book Overview

Semiotics is the science of signs: graphical, such as pictures; verbal (writing or sounds); or others such as body gestures and clothes. Computer semiotics studies the special nature of computer-based signs and how they function in use. This 1991 book is based on ten years of empirical research on computer usage in work situations and contains material from a course taught by the author. It introduces basic traditional semiotic concepts and adapts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00260F7QE
• ISBN13: 9780521393362
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.0"