TY - BOOK AU - Cheok,Adrian David ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Hyperconnectivity T2 - Human?Computer Interaction Series, SN - 9781447173113 AV - QA76.9.U83 U1 - 005.437 23 PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - Springer London, Imprint: Springer KW - Computer science KW - Multimedia information systems KW - User interfaces (Computer systems) KW - Application software KW - Computers and civilization KW - Computer Science KW - User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction KW - Multimedia Information Systems KW - Computers and Society KW - Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities N1 - Prologue. - Preface -- Introduction -- Modelling Literary Culture through Interactive Digital Media -- Electric and Magnetic User Interfaces for Digital Smell and Taste -- Love and Sex with Robots -- Social Impact of Hyerconnectivity -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Index N2 - This book explores the emerging field of hyperconnectivity looking at technology and systems that allow person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and the social and economic impact of this society. The author begins by presenting literary culture and interaction, focusing on the development of the Poetry Mix-Up platform, before looking at electronic and magnetic user interfaces for multisensory experiences. He then offers insights into the controversial topic of human intimacy with robots, looking at recent developments like the Kissinger device amongst others. The author concludes by exploring the potential social impact of hyperconnectivity and its future applications. Hyperconnectivity is essential reading to anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of this emerging field especially researchers, designers and engineers who are interested in multi-platform communication, digital networks and HCI UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-7311-3 ER -