Physical space and cyberspace: how do they interrelate? A study of offline and online social interaction choice in Singapore.
This paper investigates if the new space created by cyberspace affects how we use old space--physical space--and how the range of physical space we have access to affects our urge to extend into cyberspace. To do this I polled young IT savvy people in land-scarce Singapore about the amount of physical space they had at their disposal--private space in terms of the size of their house and bedroom space, and public space in terms of how many public meeting areas they frequented. I attempted to see if there was a correlation between the amount of physical space they enjoyed and the amount of time they spent in cyberspace.
Goby
Valerie
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Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. valerie.goby@emu.edu.tr
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011156:Population Density; D012846:Singapore; D013037:Spatial Behavior