Wednesday, September 21, 2005

The Big Picture

So you are working on a response to the Heim essay, another piece from an earlier era in the internet's very brief history. Even though this article was written only seven years ago, again, so much has changed. More recent work by Michael Heim can be found at www.mheim.com

As you continue reading the assignments in your text, I am hoping one of the ideas or relationships, or events described in these articles will pique (peak? peek?) your interest. And that you will (quite naturally) turn to the internet for more information. For the website you develop for your third project, you will create a site which presents your exploration and extension of ideas connected to some aspect of "writing for cyberspace."

For example, if you become interested in "the relationship between humans and technology" you might look at Psychnology
www.psychnology.org/232.php
or if you are interested in gaming research (and writing, of course) you might look at
www.gamestudies.org
You will gather ideas, participate in

If you aren't sure what you are interested in, you might start with:

www.com.washington.edu/rccs/links.asp


You will notice that some of these sites are academic. Yeah. All right, well, this IS a college course. Don't hold it against them. Skim through. There are actually many sections, sometimes even whole articles which are quite readable.

Worth noting: Because many of researchers and journals focused on digital spaces are from countries other than the US, even though most are written in English, it is not always perfect English. Just thought I'd mention it.

2 comments:

Red Head Matt said...

As noted from my reponse essay, I'm interested in the philosophical dilemma that will occur once the technology becomes powerful enough to emulate the real world such that one's senses can be fooled into perceiving VR as reality. I'm been looking on sites but have yet to find the time to dig deep into them to find any meaningful information.

S. Chandler said...

Thanks, Nicole. I value your honesty and your appreciation. I really do try.