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Reconceptualizing Cyberspace: “Real” Places in Digital Space
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Freeman, Guo Jacob, Elin K. |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | We explore the nature of cyberspace and shed light on the intellectual puzzles of space, place and cyberspace by briefly reviewing previous discussions of space and place and presenting a simple framework that clarifies the relationships among these three concepts. We argue that, epistemologically, space and place are independent concepts imbued with different connotations. However, space and place are intertwined both practically and experientially because they constitute mutually complementary roles and functions in social life. Based on this argument, we develop a four-dimensional framework for distinguishing between space and place and apply it in a reconceptualization of cyberspace. We reject the notion that cyberspace is simply a “space” and argue, instead, that cyberspace is a spatial metaphor applied to the familiar places of the digital environment that have become, for many, such an essential part of everyday life. |
| Starting Page | 91 |
| Ending Page | 102 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18848/1836-6236/cgp/v03i02/51318 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://guof.people.clemson.edu/papers/cyberspace.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.18848/1836-6236%2Fcgp%2Fv03i02%2F51318 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
