COMPUTER-MEDIATED
COMMUNICATIONS
Definitions
CMC is not similar to computer technology CMC:
- sebagai media
- sebagai lingkungan (electronic
Cyberspace
William Gibson
Individu dapat menghubungkan
sistem syarafnya dengan jariongan komputer global dan mengalami apa yang disebut dengan virtual reality
John Perry Barlow (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Howard Rheingold
Cyberspace is a conceptual space
So…
CMC (Chesebro & Bonsall)
Any form of human – computer
interaction (communication) varying in the degree to which the computer or the user is in control (using computer
programs to input, share, search for, manipulate, output & transmit
Form of CMC
Asynchronous
messages are stored & need not to be read at the time of receipt
Synchronous
The Internet (Morris)
A multifaceted mass medium
It varies from interpersonal to mass communication
New Media
Cara baru distribusi dan konsumsi teks media (interactivity & hypertext)
Cara baru merepresentasikan dunia