Frontiers of Cyberspace: 85 (At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, 85) - Softcover

 
9789042035836: Frontiers of Cyberspace: 85 (At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries, 85)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9042035838 ISBN 13: 9789042035836
Publisher: Editions Rodopi B.V., 2012

Synopsis

The content of this volume reflects theoretical and practical discussions on cultural issues influenced by increased adoption of information and communication technologies. The penetration of new forms of communication, such as online social networking, internet video-casting, and massive online multiplayer gaming; the experience and exploration of virtual worlds; and the massive adoption of ever-emergent ICT technologies; are all developments in desperate need of serious examination. It is not surprising that these new realities, and the questions and issues to which they give rise, have drawn increasing attention from academics. Those engaging these issues do so from a wide range of academic fields. Accordingly, the authors contributing to this volume represent an impressive array of academic disciplines and varied perspectives, including philosophy, sociology, religion, anthropology, digital humanities, literature studies, film science, new media studies and still others. Thus, the subsequent chapters offer the reader a multidimensional examination of this volume’s unifying theme: the ways and extent to which current and anticipated cybernetic environments have altered, and will continue to shape, our understandings of what it means to be human.

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About the Author

Daniel Riha, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research includes issues on Serious Games, Interactive Documentary Production and Multi-User Virtual Environments Design. He is as well an award winning artist - Kunst am Bau (Art on Construction) International Art Competition, Constance, Germany.

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Publisher
Editions Rodopi B.V.
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9042035838
ISBN 13 
9789042035836
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
345
Editor
Riha Daniel