Machine vision

Humans have used technology to expand our limited vision for thousands of years, starting from the invention of the stone mirror eight thousand years ago, up to the latest developments in facial recognition and augmented reality. In this remarkable book, Jil Walker Retberg offers a look at the long history of machine vision; provides an overview of historical and contemporary uses, and reveals how technologies like smart surveillance cameras and TikTok filters have changed the way we see the world and each other, through analyzing fictional and real examples, including examples in art, video games, and science fiction. The book shows how machine vision can have completely different cultural effects. The book "Machine Vision" combines ethnographic approaches and critical media studies, along with the author's personal reflections, and is certainly an engaging and useful read. It is suitable for students and researchers in digital media studies, science and technology studies, visual studies, digital art, and science fiction, as well as for readers interested in the impact of new technologies on society.