Re: [-empyre-] sense of place in digital space....

[Jeff Sonstein <jeffs@it.rit.edu>]

On Thursday, September 18, 2003, Martin wrote from k-pluriel.org:

> in our performances,  in which often  "only"  the live performers are
> in direct contact with the interactive technology, I could say that the
> notion of place does not play such an important role

hmmmmmm
not sure I can buy this...
the social scientist in me
rebels at this contention <grin/>

could you speak to this issue some more?

if they can "see" the tech in action
and they can experience "the other" in some way
then I would probably contend that
participants
whether "in direct contact with the interactive technology"
or not
*will* form a mental-mapping of the experience
which includes notions of both place/space
and of relative "proximity" of the other(s)

but perhaps I am misunderstanding
what you are saying...

jeffs

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