Overview
Distant Viewing: Computational Exploration of Digital Images presents a new theory and methodology for the computational analysis of digital images, offering a lively, constructive critique of computer vision that you can actually use. What does it mean to say that computer vision āunderstandsā visual inputs? Annotations never capture a whole image. The way digital images convey information requires what researchers Taylor Arnold and Lauren Tilton call ādistant viewingāāa play on the well-known term ādistant readingā from computational literary analysis.
Recognizing computer visionās limitations, Arnold and Tiltonās spirited examination makes the technical exciting by applying distant viewing to the sitcoms Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, movie posters and other popular forms of advertising, and Dorothea Langeās photography. In the tradition of visual culture studies and computer vision, Distant Viewingās interdisciplinary perspective encompasses film and media studies, visual semiotics, and the sciences to create a playful, accessible guide for an international audience working in digital humanities, data science, media studies, and visual culture studies.
This book title, Distant Viewing (Computational Exploration of Digital Images), ISBN: 9780262546133, by Taylor Arnold, Lauren Tilton, published by MIT Press (October 17, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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