CyberSocietyThe culture of computer and network- mediated communication is growing both in size and sophistication. Cyberspace is the new frontier where new worlds, meanings and values are developed. CyberSociety focuses on the construction, maintenance and mediation of community in electronic networks and computer-mediated communication. Leading scholars representing the range of disciplines involved in the study of cyberculture lay out the definitions, boundaries and approaches to the field, as they focus on the social relations that computer-mediated communication engenders. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Understanding Community in the Information Age | 10 |
Chapter 2 A Backstage Critique of Virtual Reality | 36 |
A Dialogue | 57 |
Computer Games and Interactive Textuality | 73 |
Chapter 5 Standards of Conduct on Usenet | 90 |
Chapter 6 Searching for the Leviathan in Usenet | 112 |
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