Making sense of space the design and experience of virtual spaces as a tool for communication
The use of Virtual Worlds (VWs) has increased in the last decade. VWs are used for communication, education, community building, creative arts, and more. A good deal of research has been conducted into learning and VWs, but other areas remain ripe for investigation. Factors from technological platfo...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Chandos Publishing
2014.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Chandos information professional series.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629380806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Making Sense of Space: The design and experience of virtual spaces as a tool for communication ; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Introduction; Introduction and rationale for the book; The structure of the book; Part 1: Spaces, presence, realities ...; 1:Remediating technology, translating experience, immersing in spaces; A history of virtual spaces and definitions of basic terms; Spaces in virtual and augmented reality: an explanation of the concept of telepresence and mixed reality; Cultural use of cyberspace - paradigms of digital reality
- Remediation and translation: the different theoretical approaches adopted in this bookConclusion; Part 2: Creating virtual spaces; 2:Virtual spaces - 'work-in-progress': software, devices and design principles; 3:Art, history and culture in digital spaces; Note; 4:Theatre in the virtual day and age; Conclusion; Note; Part 3: Experiencing virtual spaces; 5:Two models to conceptualize space; Living in virtual spaces; The experience of spatiality; Emotional agency in virtual spaces; The engagement of belief; To Activity Theory and beyond; Notes
- 6:Other spaces, and other ways of making sense of themEntering into a world of make-believe; Neither here nor there - the state of metaxis; Passing between: crossing the threshold between realities; More spin on the concept: the dichotomy between apparent and actual intent; 7:First, second, third and fourth places - making extra sense of space; 8:Virtual worlds in education; The status of virtual worlds c. 2010; Conclusion; Notes; Part 4: Making sense of space - the practitioner perspective; 9:Moving towards the alien 'other' ...; Conclusion; Part 5: Conclusion
- 10:The future of spaces - physical or virtual?Digital to virtual: is cyberspace a space?; Moving from physical to virtual: losses and gains; Psychological and perceptual immersion in physical, virtual and augmented realities; Learning in virtual worlds; Communicating history in virtual worlds; Communicating performance in virtual worlds; Is the future 'phyrtual'?; Notes; Glossary; References; Index
