“The author’s theory of digital aesthetics is compelling. By arguing that everything (human, machine, object) is in constant flux, Baker’s theory gives agency to both the user and the work of art, debunking any notion of “subject” and “object” being “outside” of time. Both human and artwork are joined in a continuous process of dynamic interaction with one another, and it is this interaction that provides for a new paradigm of aesthetics.”—Art Libraries Society of North America
“If you want to know how the latest work in philosophy of time taken from Whitehead, Deleuze, and Serres changes everything for media studies and contemporary digital arts, this is the book for you. Barker brings exciting and deeply knowledgeable experience of art and media to the process philosophy of time. Each field comes out enriched and invigorated in this affirmation of events and created times over rigid spaces.”—James Williams, University of Dundee
“Time and the Digital urges us to look at particular digital works, and more generally at the overall paradigm of digital aesthetics, in ways that have not occurred before. In this way, the book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the aesthetic effects and possibilities of the newer digital media, and of phenomena ranging from the act of consulting an online database to the sense of immersion in computer-generated virtual environments.”—Steven Shaviro, Wayne State University