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Alfred Jarry and The Term ‘Pataphysics in The Postmodern Era

open access: yesMetaScientia: Journal of the History and Philosophy of Science
‘Pataphysics, a concept introduced by French writer Alfred Jarry, is defined as the science of imaginary solutions for creativity, philosophy, and technology in the 21st century.
Aslı Tekgül
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Pataphysics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This is an historical research project tracing the influence of ‘pataphysics on music from the 19th century onwards. While the presentation format of the research may be unusual (in keeping with the subject-matter) there are a number of important new ...
Hugill, Andrew
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Pastiche as a Reception of the Grotesque Construction of Boris Vian’s Novel “Turmoil in the Swaths”

open access: yesИзвестия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2019
The article discusses the features of the grotesque construction of the first novel by Boris Vian “Turmoil in the Swaths”. It is shown that one of the dominant methods of creating the grotesque space of the work is pastiche in postmodern semantic content.
Sofia V. Minasyan
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A 'Pataphysics Engine [PDF]

open access: yesGames and Culture, 2007
This article plays a game with Jean Baudrillard's thought and the intellectual traditions on which it draws. Or rather, it plays Baudrillard's game but with a cheat code. The game or program here is the hyperreality of the contemporary world—Baudrillard's integral or virtual reality characterized by the dominance of things—of objects over subjects. The
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'Pataphysical Software [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2020
These days, whether the problem is climate change or boredom, there is an app for that. The rhetoric of problem and solution, accelerated by commercial needs and salvific tech gurus, implies that software can save the world. This paper wants to start a movement/rebellion against the ubiquitous equation of P(problem) + S(software) = S(solution) as a ...
Miguel Sicart, Irina Shklovski
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The conception of contemporary hypercivilization: J. Baudrillard

open access: yesCreativity Studies, 2009
The article deals with the conception of hypercivilization that was developed by contemporary French media philosopher Jean Baudrillard and discusses its originality, innovation and philosophical‐sociological validity.
Jovilė Barevičiūtė
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Une apostrophe végétale : la mandragore d’Alfred Jarry

open access: yesStudia Romanica Posnaniensia
What about ‘Pataphysics in the 21st century – Alfred Jarry’s philosophical and scientific concept, governed by the rules of the absurd, the principle of discovery and the derogation of rules?
Rike Bolte
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The Pataphysic Institute

open access: yesProceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment, 2010
The Pataphysic Institute (PI) is a research prototype multi-player game world. In PI, the personalities of the inhabitants are the base for the game mechanics. When interacting with other characters the potential emotional reactions depend upon avatars' current mood and personality.
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