Open AccessCulture of the Cloud
Author(s) -
Tom Boellstorff
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of virtual worlds research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-8477
DOI - 10.4101/jvwr.v2i5.792
Subject(s) - cloud computing , presupposition , sociality , computer science , construals , data science , metaverse , epistemology , sociology , human–computer interaction , virtual reality , social science , philosophy , construal level theory , ecology , biology , operating system
The goal of this speculative essay is to ask after potential consequences of the emerging notion of “cloud computing” for virtual worlds, but also for human sociality more generally. I explore the short history of cloud computing and some presuppositions that shape construals of “cloud computing” and its consequences. I examine convergences and distinctions between cloud computing and virtual worlds, and what this tells us about new forms of computer-mediated culture.