Hi,
Dear Colleagues,
I am resistant to the continued use of the term "space" and spatial metaphors when writing about the Internet and related technologies. In
I guess you've seen Paul Dourish's 1996 CSCW paper on this issue? http://www.ics.uci.edu/~jpd/publications/place-paper.html "Many collaborative and communicative environments use notions of ``space'' and spatial organisation to facilitate and structure interaction. We argue that a focus on spatial models is misplaced. Drawing on understandings from architecture and urban design, as well as from our own research findings, we highlight the critical distinction between ``space'' and ``place''. While designers use spatial models to support interaction, we show how it is actually a notion of ``place'' which frames interactive behaviour. This leads us to re-evaluate spatial systems, and discuss how ``place'', rather than ``space'', can support CSCW design. " -- Dr Ben Anderson t: +44 (0)7710 187 806 www.essex.ac.uk/chimera