Life on the Screen
by Sherry Turkle
What is emerging, Turkle argues, is a new sense of identity, one which is de-centred and multiple. She describes the trends in computer design, in artificial intelligence, and in people’s experience of virtual environments.
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“One of the first academic and one of the first popular and accessible looks at how the web is transforming who we are, and how we view ourselves.” Read more...
The best books on Virtual Living
Aleks Krotoski, Journalist
“Turkle is a brilliant observer of the online world, and what makes the Net incredibly interesting is that it was never intended to be a social medium.” Read more...
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