Cg Presentation 1
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spaces that have the curious property of being in relation with all
the other sites [of society], but in such a way as to suspect,
neutralize, or invent the set of relations that they happen to
designate, mirror, or reflect
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The internet is a heterotopia lets figure this out
Precise Determined Functions that can change over time
beginning: research data, share resources, find information
now: connect people, create community, provide information
Internet: Heterotopia with many heterotopias
within
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Capable of juxtaposing -- in a single, real place -- several places
virtual communities now lack visible signs that usually indicate
how to interact with one another
instead, textual descriptions are relied upon
whats the difference between the textual description, and theimage
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System of opening/closing restrict entry but allow some
purification/rites or compulsory
purification: (MHC) download Virus Software
rites obtaining an internet connection
logging on logging off
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Either create a space of illusion that exposes real space, orelse it is a space that is otheras perfect as the real is
chaotic
the mere of creating internet communities virtualrealities of constructing them reflects how we construct
our own real world
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but remember heterotopias, while embodying all this
are real places
So the internet is a real place
but real things dont happen there
right?
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there is the sense of the virtual and the real
what is online isnt real
> facts in virtual reality are shadowed by real life
> in real life a bunch of people sit in front of their computers
> typing typing typing
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LambdaMOO, 1992a virtual chat space with virtualcharacters
a rape in cyber space?But can you be raped without a body?
wasnt it all virtual?
.. it wasnt real
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but if it wasnt real if it didnt really happen if no onewas harmed
why did people react to it as a traumatic event?
couldnt they just stop reading?
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just a bunch of people, typing away at their computers!
they could have just not read it they could have just logged
off
their virtual community isnt real!
because its all on a network with some text!
all it was was text!
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