The Death of Cyberspace (28 January 2008)

After the last entry on the 3 interfaces and augmented realities, it was quite a reverse this week to talk about the death of cyberspace. ‘Cyberspace’ means a type of fantasyland where an individual can take on cyber-identities and engage in virtual reality.

Warschauer (2001), suggests that the concept of cyberspace is slowly dying out, because the significance of online communication lies not in its separation from the real world, but rather in how it is impacting nearly every aspect of the real world. Therefore, information technology is transforming our societies, our lives and eventually our minds, rather than creating alternative worlds.

So, if we believe that there is no separation of cyberspace, and realised instead the important impact of online communication on real life; then the logical course of action would be to teach (read, write and communicate) our students to use this important medium of the 21^st century.