Zootechnologies: Swarming as a Cultural Technique

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 110-131

  Vehlken, Sebastian ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

agents; computer simulation; cultural techniques; media; scientific visualization; social swarming; swarms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885791830     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: 14603616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276413488959     Document Type: Article

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