tailieunhanh - Reflexing Interfaces: The Complex Coevolution of Information Technology Ecosystems

Since the first production of tools at the beginning of human presence on Earth, human evolution is linked to the invention of new tools, usually combined with new environmental adaptations. The symbiosis of man with tools and environments represents one of the main factors in human evolutionary processes. It is evident how this coupling is based on the biophysics of our bodies and the development of the social memory system called culture. In recent times, computing devices, molecular biology, and new media (all members in different ways of the information communication technology set) are redesigning the human embodiment and its ecological niche | PREMIER REFERENCE SOURCE REFLEXING INTERFACES THE COMPLEX COEVOLUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEMS FRANCO F. ORSUCCI AND NICOLETTA SALA Reflexing Interfaces The Complex Coevolution of Information Technology Ecosystems Franco Orsucci University College London UK Institute for Complexity Studies Italy Nicoletta Sala Università della Svizzera Italiana Switzerland Università dell Insubria Italy Information Science REFERENCE INFORMATION SCIENCE REFERENCE Hershey New York Acquisitions Editor Development Editor Senior Managing Editor Managing Editor Assistant Managing Editor Copy Editor Typesetter Cover Design Printed at Kristin Klinger Kristin Roth Jennifer Neidig Jamie Snavely Carole Coulson Shanelle Ramelb Amanda Appicello Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference an imprint of IGI Global 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Suite 200 Hershey PA 17033 Tel 717-533-8845 Fax 717-533-8661 E-mail cust@ Web site http and in the United Kingdom by Information Science Reference an imprint of IGI Global 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU Tel 44 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 20 7379 0609 Web site http Copyright 2008 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored or distributed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without written permission from the publisher. Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Reflexing interfaces the complex coevolution of information technology ecosystems Franco F. Orsucci and Nicoletta Sala editor. p. cm. Summary This book discusses the application of complex theories in information and communication technology with a