The psychosocial reality of digital travel : being in virtual places / Ingvar Tjostheim, John A. Waterworth.
Tjostheim, Ingvar, author.; Waterworth, John A. (John Alexander), 1951- author.
2022
G156.5.D54 T56 2022
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Title The psychosocial reality of digital travel : being in virtual places / Ingvar Tjostheim, John A. Waterworth.
Author Tjostheim, Ingvar, author.
ISBN 9783030912727 (electronic bk.)
3030912728 (electronic bk.)
9783030912710
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91272-7
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright ©2022
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xi, 152 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-91272-7 doi
Call Number G156.5.D54 T56 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification 302.23/1
Summary This open access book takes a fresh look at the nature of the digital travel experience, at a time when more and more people are engaged in online social interaction, games, and other virtual experiences essentially involving online visits to other places. It examines whether these experiences can seem real to the virtual traveller and, if so, under what conditions and on what grounds. The book unpacks philosophical theories relevant to the feeling of being somewhere, emphasising the importance of perception and being-in-the-world. Notions of place are outlined, based on work in tourism studies, human geography, and other applied social fields, with an aim to investigate how and when different experiences of place arise for the traveller and how these relate to telepresence - the sense of being there in another place through digital media. Findings from recent empirical studies of digital travel are presented, including a survey from which the characteristics of "digital travellers" are identified. A review of selected interactive design trends and possibilities leads to the conclusion, which draws these strands together and looks to the future of this topical and expanding field. Ingvar Tjostheim, PhD, is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Computing Center. John A. Waterworth PhD, CPsychol. is a consultant, writer and researcher. He is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Informatics, Umeå University, Sweden.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Open access
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 21, 2021).
Added Author Waterworth, John A. (John Alexander), 1951- author.
Series Palgrave pivot.
Available in Other Form Psychosocial reality of digital travel.
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1. Introduction
2. Being somewhere
3. Feeling present in virtual environments
4. Visiting places
5. The reality of digital travel
6. When the virtual becomes real?

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