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ABSTRACT The paper focuses on the concept of technical word or technical text having similar meaning to the concept of technical image defined by the Czech media theorist Vilém Flusser, who described the change in visual media from traditional to mechanical, digital or technology dependent. To justify the possibility of a similar term in linguistic arts, the ideas about the involvement of various technical devices in (literary) writing are discussed. The paper begins with Ada Byron’s insights that meaning can be calculated. In addition, speed is discussed as a determinant of the characteristics of writing influenced by the mechanical algorithm-based typewriter along with a possibility to manipulate, which relates to writing on a computer. Finally, the paper presents the most recent version of technical literary words telling how natural languages are rejected as the main medium and programming languages are used as the sign systems.
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Digital Creativity is a major peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of the creative arts, design and digital technologies. It publishes articles of interest to those involved in the practical task and theoretical aspects of making or using digital media in creative disciplines. These include but are not limited to visual arts, interaction design, physical computing and making, computational materials, textile and fashion design, filmmaking and animation, game design, music, dance, drama, architecture and urban design. The following list, while not exhaustive, indicates a range of topics that fall within the scope of the journal: * New insights through the use of digital media in the creative process * The relationships between practice, research and technology * The design and making of digital artefacts and environments * Interaction relationships between digital media and audience / public * Everyday experience with digital design and artwork * Aspects of digital media and storytelling * Theoretical concepts
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