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Description of  Gooey Media: Screen Entertainment and the Graphic User Interface

The Graphic User Interface, or GUI, is the adhesive centre of todays screen entertainment web. From films and television to apps and videogames, it holds together a multitude of media and shapes the way they are accessed, organised, created, consumed, and manipulated. However, it does not do so without leaving viscous traces, and Gooey Media: Screen Entertainment and the Graphic User Interface examines this residue and its consequences, revealing how the GUI exerts a powerful influence on contemporary media. Read more