Digital Diseases: Symptoms of the Internet Era

ISBN-13: 9783631805534 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 234 str.

Gökmen Karadag

Opis

Digital technology that penetrates all areas of life has some impacts on human health and behavior. Some of them are due to virtual reality, and some others are due to overuse of new media. Literature reviews and original studies regarding the diseases of the digital era are included in the book for a better comprehension of today's world.

Spis treści

New media - Social media - Virtual reality - Virtual environment - Digital diseases - Digital disorders - Cybersickness - Digital ecstasy - Technology addiction - Digital addiction - Digital game addiction - Internet addiction - Binge watching - Ego surfing - Online narcissism - Digital cynicism - Frame rate - Presence - Nomophobia - Netlessphobia

O autorze

Gökmen H. Karadag received his bachelor's degree from Bogaziçi University, Industrial Engineering Department. He got his master's and and doctorate degrees from Institute of Social Sciences, Marmara University, focusing on TV News Programming and European Communication Policies, respectively. He is a member of research team of Virtual Reality Laboratory at Istanbul Aydin University.