Index

Foreword to the 1999 Edition	                    vii
Preface to the 2005 Edition	                    xi
Acknowledgments	                                    xiii
Introduction	                                    xv
1	The Electronic as Post-Optimal Object       1
2	(In)Human Factors	                    21
3	Para-Functionality: The Aesthetics of Use   43
4	Psychosocial Narratives	                    69
5	Real Fiction	                            83
6	Hertzian Space	                            101
7	Hertzian Tales and Sublime Gadgets	    123
Conclusion	                                    147
Notes	                                            149
Bibliography	                                    155
Illustration Credits	                            165
Index                                               171