Use/Role
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The 'other' changes shape
I become more aware of my presence in the world because I notice that another person perceives my…
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To be raised by a computer
The last story I want to share in this section poses the question of whether there is a distinction…
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Real versus unreal
In 1935 Walter Benjamin wrote the first draft of his essay on 'Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner…
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Enacting 'being alive'
Haraway's insights imply consequences for the sense of presence on an even deeper level. In the…
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The layers of presence
In 2004 an amazing article was written, 'The Layers of Presence: A Bio-cultural Approach to…
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The sense of presence is part of human evolution
Riva, Waterworth and Waterworth were inspired by Damasio in their proposal for a deeper…
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Being alive
People who have died can have all sorts of presences in the variety of cultures that the human race…
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Industrial and commercial research: to market new experiences
In the media labs of large technological corporations around the world, and especially and foremost…
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Military research:changing scales
Military research into presence has to be mentioned here first, even though I do not intend to…
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Sharing economies
The new information and communication technologies facilitate a sharing of knowledge that was not…
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The broad spectrum of information and communication
The broad spectrum of information and communication technologies can be divided into three groups…
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Human history from the perspective of presence technologies
Even architecture can be read as presence technology since it shapes an infrastructure that…
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New methodologies and standard procedures
In order to address the previously formulated intentions this study has to be an exploratory study
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Doors of Perception
A last crucial influence that I will discuss in my approach and my understanding of the research…
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Demo or die
While I was associated and involved with Internet design over the last 15 years I observed hype…
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Deep design
Lunenfeld argues for a deeper understanding of design from a historical and aesthetic perspective.