Cybermapping and the writing of myth

Description

Although cyberspace has become a reality in the daily lives of millions of people, there have been few successful attempts at charting the new virtual world(s). Cybermapping and the Writing of Myth presents, for the first time, a cogent theoretical blueprint for mapping our bearings in cyberspace. The last bastion of myth, cyberspace is a space which is continuously re-written by users who move in a city-like construct ultimately built on language. Juxtaposing critical theory, fiction, and philosophy, this book challenges us to re-assess our views of what we call reality in the light of how new technologies have changed our lives. After the break -- Beginnings -- New maps for a new body -- Cyberspace as myth -- Cyberspace as écriture : the metaverse -- Cyberspace as city -- Mapping socio-cultural cyberspace -- Conclusion: What lies ahead.