Presence
PsychNology Vol 3 (1): Space, place and technology: Human presence in mediated experiences
“The current issue of PNJ proposes an emerging framework to look at mediated environments, the framework of Space and Place… Borrowed from Human Geography, where these philosophical concepts have been heavily used, Space and Place seem to have filled a gap in current reflection on the human relationship with technologies… The current ‘geographical turn’ is orienting attention towards at least two basic elements, often downplayed by previous research on human-computer interaction, namely materiality and environment. The former counters a tendency towards disembodiment that is latent in the literature on cyberspace. The latter has always been around, but the current pervasiveness of mobile and personal technologies makes a specific repertoire of concepts necessary to deal with it. The choice of the Journal is to reflect on the ways in which Space and Place can be connected to human experience in mediated environments, namely to human ‘Presence’ there…”
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