Digitally Mediated Interaction: Technology and the Urge System

In this paper, I suggest that computer mediation of human interaction will transform behavior by radically altering—in fact, dissolving—many familiar contexts in which we act. This is a time of tremendous technological change. Digital technologies supporting computation and communication are a major factor in this change. These technologies are themselves changing at a dramatic pace, in their capabilities and in how they are being used. Computer systems are increasingly focused on supporting interaction among people.