‘These are the voyages …’

Interaction in real and virtual space environments in leisure

Datos Bibliográficos

ID17581258
AutoresLesley Lawrence
Año2003
Volumen22
Número4
Páginas301-315
Fecha de publicación2003-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLeisure Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0261436032000148451
OpenAlexW2144272657
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas15

This paper examines the impact of new technologies, computer‐mediated communication and information and communication technologies, on traditional, ‘face‐to‐face’ live social interaction within leisure environments. Initially recounting the factors involved in the closure of two science fiction/Star Trek fan clubs, the paper considers impacts in other leisure settings. The nature of the impact of new technologies is examined through drawing upon the cyber‐optimist versus cyber‐pessimist debate, prominent in the somewhat complex cyber zone literature. Much of the cyberspace literature is, however, both theoretical and speculative, with an acknowledgement of uncertainty over the nature of the impacts of new technologies. The paper thus concludes by proposing an agenda for research in this subject field. This is informed by earlier work by Kelly (1983) who advocated that, in addition to examining its form and environment, research on interactions should also investigate the quality of such interactions

Human–computer interaction · Leisure activity · Sociology · Virtual space · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Digital Games and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence