Rethinking Virtual Places

Erik M. Champion

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Indiana University Press
30 November 2021

History; Graphics programming; User interface design & usability

How would the humanities change if we grappled with the ways in which digital and virtual places are designed, experienced, and critiqued?

In Rethinking Virtual Places, Erik Malcolm Champion draws from the fields of computational sciences and other place-related disciplines to argue for a more central role for virtual space in the humanities. For instance, recent developments in neuroscience could improve our understanding of how people experience, store, and recollect place-related encounters. Similarly, game mechanics using virtual place design might make digital environments more engaging and learning content more powerful and salient. In addition, Champion provides a brief introduction to new and emerging software and devices and explains how they help, hinder, or replace our traditional means of designing and exploring places.

Perfect for humanities scholars fascinated by the potential of virtual space, Rethinking Virtual Places challenges both traditional and recent evaluation methods to address the complicated problem of understanding how people evaluate and engage with the notion of place.

By: Erik M. Champion
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9780253058355
ISBN 10: 025305835X
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 30 November 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Rethinking Virtual Places 1. A Potted History of Virtual Reality 2. Dead, Dying, Failed Worlds 3. Architecture: Places Without People 4. Theories of Place & Cyberspace 5. Rats & Goosebumps: Mind, Body & Embodiment 6. Games are not Interactive Places 7. Do Serious Gamers Learn From Place? 8. Cultural Places 9. Evaluating Sense of Place, Virtual Places & Virtual Worlds 10. Place-Making Interfaces & Platforms Conclusion: Dwelling, Culture, Care Glossary Index

Erik Malcolm Champion is Honorary Professor at the Centre for Digital Humanities Research at Australian National University, Canberra; Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia; and Emeritus Professor, Curtin University. He is author of Organic Design in Twentieth-Century Nordic Architecture; Critical Gaming: Interactive History and Virtual Heritage; and Playing with the Past. He is editor of The Phenomenology of Real and Virtual Places; Game Mods: Design, Theory and Criticism; and (with Agiatis Benardou, Costis Dallas, and Lorna Hughes) Cultural Heritage Infrastructures in Digital Humanities.