ABSTRACT
Technological systems are dynamic entities, the stability of which relates to temporary convergence phenomena 1 within a cultural set that establishes the media system, based on industrial and communication standards and protocols. The dynamics of convergence do not only relate to the physical and technical identity of media, they also work in terms of individual and social imagery. In this sense, the aesthetic experiment in the arts sub specie technology has always worked as much on technological innovations as it has on protocols. 2 The protocols (like standards and recommendations) are the results of an economic and socio-cultural negotiation; they are a place for the redefining of the convergence or divergence between different kinds of media. Furthermore, when the new technology is up and running, operations are activated (an example being aesthetic finality) which explore the characteristics and the potential of the new arrivals.
