Research Exchange (Washington State University) · 1997 · 11 citations · 0 references
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EngineeringInternet ScienceCommunicationSocial MediaInformation RetrievalData ScienceInformation ServiceOnline CommunityVirtual RealityDigital CommunicationVirtual Global CommunityNew Communication ParadigmWeb-based CollaborationComputer-mediated CommunicationUser ExperienceVirtual WorldsSocial ComputingHuman-computer InteractionVirtual CommunityArtsLibrary Science
Emerging technologies, notably the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW), have profoundly changed the way we work, live, collaborate and communicate. [1] With the rapid growth of the Internet and the Web, we have seen a move toward a new communication paradigm: a shift from face-to-face human contact to human-machine interaction; from paper-based information transfer to electronic delivery; from text-centered mode to multimedia; and from physical presence to telepresence or virtual presence. Another significant impact caused by the Internet is the creation of a virtual global community. This community bears some resemblance to the existing, physical world but is more dynamic in nature.