Pixels, bits and urban space: Observing the intersection of the space of information with urban space in augmented reality smartphone applications and peripheral vision displays

Authors

  • Sophia Drakopoulou Middlesex University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v18i11.4965

Abstract

Today the urban environment can be seen as a mix of technically mediated elements and actual physical locations — the city is techno–synthetically composed. The method of observing the production of space, as asserted by Lefebvre, must take into account physical and non–physical spaces, produced out of the coexistence of everyday life and activities with the space of information. This paper explores the merging of bits and bytes with the urban environment and uses augmented reality applications for the smartphone and peripheral vision displays as case studies to illustrate how the method of visually layering digital graphics on to the image of actual space produces a new kind of spatial commodification.

Author Biography

Sophia Drakopoulou, Middlesex University

Senior Lecturer in Media, Culture and Communication at Middlesex University

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Published

2013-11-27

How to Cite

Drakopoulou, S. (2013). Pixels, bits and urban space: Observing the intersection of the space of information with urban space in augmented reality smartphone applications and peripheral vision displays. First Monday, 18(11). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v18i11.4965