Roy Ascott (born October 26, 1934) is a British artist and theorist, who works with cybernetics and telematics, whose work focuses on the impact of digital and telecommunications networks on consciousness. He is President of the Planetary Collegium, and DeTao Master of Technoetic Arts in Beijing DeTao Masters Academy. He is the founding editor of the research journal Technoetic Arts, an honorary editor of Leonardo Journal, and author of such the books as Telematic Embrace: Visionary Theories of Art, Technology and Consciousness, "未来就是现在:艺术,技术和意识", "테크노에틱 아트", and "テレマティックス：新しい美学の構築に向かって".
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