Music in flux: radio station simulator softwares and the aesthetic experience in telematic networks

Abstract

How the mediation of the telematic networks transforms the act of listening music? What are the characteristics of radio station simulator softwares? In what moments these applications encourage the development of social spaces and stimulate the collective intelligence emergence? This article discusses these questions and presents two case studies. The main idea is to apply the concept of aesthetic experience in order to analyze the experiences of listening flux music in telematic networks.