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Record Nr.

UNINA9910512162803321

Autore

Tjostheim Ingvar

Titolo

The Psychosocial Reality of Digital Travel : Being in Virtual Places

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bern, : Springer Nature, 2022

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2021

©2022

ISBN

3-030-91272-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

WaterworthJohn A

Disciplina

302.231

Soggetti

Psychology

The self, ego, identity, personality

Computer vision

Mitjans de comunicació digitals

Viatges

Aspectes psicològics

Condicions socials

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

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.