280MAPA Post Digital Nations

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“Space is occupied by concepts, logic and strategies” (Lefebvre) In this week’s module we looked at post digital space. Exploring the ideologies of how our relationship with space has been altered through the use of technology. When looking space, you need to be able to define it and differentiate it from place. Space is defined to be a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied. Whilst place is defined to be a particular position, point, or area in space; a location. To put it simply place is a space with meaning, a purpose. However post-digital space has somewhat enabled the idea that we as individuals see everything as just space. Take for instance Pokémon Go! An online application that allowed consumers to find Pokémon’s anywhere in their geographical location. For examples, in gyms, churches and school. Unknowingly some of us as media student actually took part in post digital space. Pokémon Go redefines how we view see space. places which...

The reconfiguration of the monetary system away from cash and towards electronic media is technologically as well as culturally and economically determined. The first set of causes that support the phasing-out of cash are related to the overall efficiency of the payment system: technological developments expand the horizon of what is possible increasing the scope, the speed and the safety of monetary transactions and at the same time as they are reducing the costs. The second set of causes are socially and culturally determined; the expansion of a culture of “real virtuality”. (Castells 2010, 358) Whilst living in modern society we have noticed that the post-modern world has now quickened it step. We gradually eased ourselves into a life without physical money. As we know it we live our lives through the debit transactions and contactless payments. When we see someone pay with physical money its quite strange. With the introduction of online shopping it was only a matte...