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oapen-20.500.12657-519332021-12-14T02:45:31Z The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel Tjostheim, Ingvar Waterworth, John A. open access Telepresence virtual travel interaction design HCI psychosocial studies cyber psychology Social Interaction in Virtual Environments Computer-Mediated Environments digital environments interactive behaviour digital tourism bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology::JMS The self, ego, identity, personality bic Book Industry Communication::U Computing & information technology::UY Computer science::UYQ Artificial intelligence::UYQV Computer vision 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. 2021-12-13T18:55:21Z 2021-12-13T18:55:21Z 2022 book ONIX_20211213_9783030912727_16 9783030912727 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/51933 eng application/pdf n/a 978-3-030-91272-7.pdf https://link.springer.com/978-3-030-91272-7 Springer Nature Palgrave Macmillan 10.1007/978-3-030-91272-7 10.1007/978-3-030-91272-7 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 9783030912727 Palgrave Macmillan 152 Bern open access
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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.
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