Monthly Archives: January 2008

The Geography of Virtual Worlds

Posted on January 16, 2008 by egordon

I’m editing a special issue of the journal Space and Culture on the “Geography of Virtual Worlds.” Here’s a draft of the introduction. It’s still in process, but it might give some sense of what I think will be a … Continue reading →

Posted in article ideas, games, geography, hub2, placeofmedia, second life, SecondLife | 4 Comments

Mobile Places

Posted on January 8, 2008 by egordon

I’ve had this question running through my head for some time now: what’s the connection between mobile computing (i.e. cell phones, PDAs, GPS, etc.) and local computing (neighborhood networking, digital civic forums, etc.)? On first blush, these are entirely separate … Continue reading →

Posted in cities, city, citygovernment, Community_Informatics, mediated urbanism, mobility, net-locality, place, placeofmedia | 1 Comment

Urban Informatics

Posted on January 4, 2008 by egordon

A special issue of Information, Communication and Society just hit the stands and it’s worth a mention here. Yeah, yeah, I have an article in it, but more importantly, it’s a fantastic collection of work on the topic of “Urban … Continue reading →

Posted in cities, maps, Media Theory, mediated urbanism, mobility, placeofmedia, surveillance, ubiquitous computing, web 2.0 | Leave a comment