K Hoeck
Biographic Data
| ID | 70274 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K Hoeck |
| GIVEN NAMES | K |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoeck |
| SIGNATURE | HOECK K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5138-3991 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Technological Totemism: Gendered Typification as Problematic Model for Robotic Existence
The female form is a predominant figure in humanlike robots in Japan. The academic critique of this design has primarily focused on the societal effect, while the practice that drives robotics has been underinvestigated. With the example of the android ERICA, this article offers a view into the construction and programming of ERICA as a form of technological totemism that favors tropes, types, and codable cultural repertoires for ERICA to become …
Android existence: The affect of artificial vitality
This article investigates the affective vitality of the technical in Japanese android-making through the creation of the android Alter and its artistic performance in the "android opera" Scary Beauty. By following the technical processes invested in Alter, I highlight how Alter's technical components are brought into affective synergy with artistic and cultural traditions whereby these traditions are reinvigorated with technical vitality. This re…
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Android existence: The affect of artificial vitality
This article investigates the affective vitality of the technical in Japanese android-making through the creation of the android Alter and its artistic performance in the "android opera" Scary Beauty. By following the technical processes invested in Alter, I highlight how Alter's technical components are brought into affective synergy with artistic and cultural traditions whereby these traditions are reinvigorated with technical vitality. This re…
Technological Totemism: Gendered Typification as Problematic Model for Robotic Existence
The female form is a predominant figure in humanlike robots in Japan. The academic critique of this design has primarily focused on the societal effect, while the practice that drives robotics has been underinvestigated. With the example of the android ERICA, this article offers a view into the construction and programming of ERICA as a form of technological totemism that favors tropes, types, and codable cultural repertoires for ERICA to become …
Android (operating system (1 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Digital Games and Media (1 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (1 works) · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis (1 works) · History (1 works) · History (1 works) · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (1 works)