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mappingCYBERSPACE
what isCYBERSPACE?
1. A virtual space created by global computer networks
2. Made up of binary figures
3. Exists in various forms
4. Volatile
5. A portal of human communication
consensual hallucination
GIBSON, W. (1984)“
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properties ofCYBERSPACE
1.Consists of many domains
2.They are constantly changing
3.No physicality
is it possible to map something
that isn’t tangible?
ASYNCHRONOUS:PARTICIPANTS COMMUNICATE IN VARIOUS TIME
SYNCHRONOUS:PARTICIPANTS COMMUNICATE AT THE SAME TIME
CHAT ROOMS
to be in the virtual world is to
have an intrinsically geographic
experience, as virtual worlds are
experienced fundamentally as
places
TAYLOR, J. (1997)
The emerging geographies of virtual worlds. The Geographical Review 87, 172–92
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what is a map?
classify, represent and communicate
spatial relations
continuous and arranged space
cyberspace hasno geographic referent
Ptolemy’s Ulm edition world map, 150 AD
St. Sever World Map after Beatus, 1030 AD
during the RENAISSANCE ERAemphasis was made on
the accuracy of maps with maths and geometry
does our cultural understanding of mapping
limit the way we imagine space?
cartesian gridscoordinate systems
invention of the compassperspective
issues with CYBERSPACE
spatialising immaterial information is
challenging to mapdue to it’s complexity and
mutability
maps require the areas they represent to becontinuous and arranged
cyberspace is
DISCONTINUOUS
current attempts atMAPPING CYBERSPACE
network topology
traffic counters
http://opte.org
cyber cartographersENCOUNTER SEVERAL CHALLENGES
1. Constructing dynamic maps of cyber spatiality when some spaces don’t have
explicit spatial relationships
2. There are no agreed upon conventions to how each area within cyberspace is
expressed.
3. Cyberspace is not limited to three dimensions
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