Thursday, November 13, 2008
After reading Will There be Condeminiums in Data Space by Bill Viola, Jonathan asks "At the very end of the article, Bill actually mentions for the first time the title of his article, and answers the question with a, "...there will be condominiums in data space (it has already begun with cable TV)."What exactly do you think he means by this statement, and do you think we will ever reach the point where we are "living" in condominiums in data space?"
If a condeminium is a personal space that reflects our personal views, than a personal website, blog or facebook/myspace account could be considered a condeminium on the internet. If you think more literally, there are actually condos the online game Second Life. You can actually purchase a virtual plot of land and built a virtual apartment. I suppose in the future it could be possible for people to actually plug into the internet Matrix style, and live in their virtual apartments. That might be kind of cool actually.
As for his statement about cable TV, I have no idea. Perhaps ads are what he's concentrating on?
