미디어 현상학으로 본 디지털 공간의 장소성 연구

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) The purpose of this study was to make the phenomenological discussion on digital places a reality through the analysis of cases currently close to our lives, which reveal that the media phenomenological perspective is valid as an interpretation tool for digital spaces. The development of digital technology has led to changes in almost all aspects of the living world, including society, culture, economy, and politics, and in modern times we have been thrown into a whole new digital world. Whatever space humans live in has the potential to become a place through our perceptions and actions. As the time spent in virtual spaces on the Internet increases, the discussion of places in digital spaces has gained importance. Therefore, it is essential to recognize the influence of digital spaces that contribute to the place and discuss the direction of design thinking. (Method) Through a literature review, we examined the basic concepts of Vilém Flusser’s “kommunikologi” and the coded world. It describes the process of the emergence of technical shapes, the position of technical imagination, time experience, and space experience. Subsequently, the concepts, implementations, and characteristics of the operation of digital space were reviewed, and the discussion of the place of traditional concepts, the place of digital space, and the non-placeability of digital space were examined. Using HCI's three design methods, digital virtual space cases were analyzed from a media phenomenological point of view. In conclusion, the validity of the digital placeability factor and interpretation tool from a media phenomenological perspective were discussed, and the limitations of the study and the direction of subsequent research were revealed. (Results) From a media phenomenological perspective, three factors for acquiring placeability were derived as criteria for digital placeability analysis: presentability, relationality, and history. Among the representative spaces of digitally implemented life logging, the mirror world, augmented world, and virtual world, four were selected based on the number of visitors in 2021. As a result of analyzing the degree of realization of the factor for acquiring a place based on the case, it was possible to confirm the realization of the factor in all cases. (Conclusions) The results of this study showed that the discussion of the phenomenological placeability of digital space was implemented and validated as a tool for interpreting the recent digital environment. As previously stated, this study attempted to start a discussion on the direction of creative design thinking in the design of digital worlds in the future; therefore, it is expected that follow-up studies from a more in-depth and broad perspective will continue based on what has been revealed.