"The Varieties of Cyberspace: Problems in Definition and Delimitation” and “Cybertime”

“The Varieties of Cyberspace: Problems in Definition and Delimitation” and “Cybertime” are correlated to one another because they both discuss functions of cybernetics. I believe the importance of cyberspace is very prevalent today because of the impact it’ll have on the future. Both articles do an outstanding job at highlighting why both “Cyberspace” and “Cybertime” are important functions. One of the most interesting sections in the “Cybertime” article was the section titled “Representing time: The Computer as medium”.  In this section, Dr. Strate explained the title, “In addition to its ability to measure and display time, the computer also functions as a medium, meaning that it can represent time symbolically, communicate a sense of time that is not necessarily the time, and thereby produce virtual time.” I found this interesting because I have observed most people spend large amounts of time in cyberspace for various reasons (i.e., shopping, browsing, and playing video games); I believe with as much time that is spent in cyberspace, we as people do become dependent of cyberspace and its functions. This dependency has reduced the level of physical in-person communication and has increased the level of communication through cyber space. People feel a lot more comfortable in front of a computer screen than they do face to face with a person.

Although I only discussed one aspect of the readings that caught my attention, I believe the entire reading was very informational. Knowing what I know already about media ecology and the human interactions with technology I always find it extremely interesting to expand my knowledge on the “ways of the people in this world.”