From Cyber Space to Cybernetic Space: Rethinking the Relationship between Real and Virtual Spaces

The interaction between real and virtual spaces can be reconceptualized by mobilizing the notion of cybernetic space to signify the relationship between spaces, culture and identity in the synthetic space we tend to live in. The new metaphor can allow for a holistic examination of the Internet in popular culture.

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