Living in Digital Worlds

8 Futures of digital public space

 

 

 

 

 

In previous chapters, we have explored multiple dimensions of digital public spaces. We have considered what constitutes the archival nature of the digital public space and what and who might exist within it; discussed the importance of physicality, sociality, communication and narrative in the evolution of culture and intelligence; looked at how physical experiences and expectations mesh with the development of digital interaction technology, and examined the ‘information space’ by way of analogies to higher dimensions. We have also looked in detail at a set of challenges raised by new digital media for communication and interaction.

Many of these discussions have involved describing cutting-edge ...