A journey of integration. Virtuality and physicality in a computer-mediated environment

Thomas, S.-J., 2004. A journey of integration. Virtuality and physicality in a computer-mediated environment. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

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Abstract

This thesis details the history of Sue Thomas's writings on computer-mediated experience since 1988, from the research for and writing of her first novel Correspondence (1992), through a second novel Water (1994) and a number of collected and single works in print and new media, to the non-fiction book Hello World: travels in virtuality (2004). It argues that computers offer an opportunity to explore our sense of connectedness not just with each other, but also with the natural, the mechanical and the digital. However, the immense promise of digital life lies in its very resistance to definition, and the growing web of online social networks must be regarded as an ecological system living and evolving on its own terms.

Item Type:	Thesis
Creators:	Thomas, S.-J.
Date:	2004
ISBN:	9781369312744
Identifiers:	Number Type PQ10182976 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	26 Aug 2020 10:38
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2023 08:09
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40522

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