It is unlikely that Michael Heim, David Bennahum, Don Langham or any member of the first generation of cybernauts will be able to accurately describe or assess the realm of the new technology; as Marshall McLuhan has pointed out, we are blinded by our own cultural upbringing, and the realm of cyberspace is certainly one that cannot be inhabited for at least another full generation.
Predictor: Doherty, Michael
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article for Computer-Mediated Communication magazine, Michael Doherty, a Ph.D. student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, writes: ”It is unlikely that Michael Heim, David Bennahum, Don Langham or any member of the first generation of cybernauts will be able to accurately describe or assess the realm of the new technology; as Marshall McLuhan has pointed out, we are blinded by our own cultural upbringing, and the realm of cyberspace is certainly one that cannot be inhabited for at least another full generation.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1994
Topic of prediction: Community/Culture
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Computer-Mediated Communication
Title, headline, chapter name: MOO as Tool, MOO as Realm: A Response to Don Langham
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1994/nov/moo.html
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