a new breed of nomads
THESIS/UbiComp2004 Conference:: Today, we observe an increase in mobility, people being able to travel “everywhere” they are permitted to for work, living and leisure while staying connected from “anywhere” in the global matrix. In this space of mobile populations, goods, and information, a new breed of nomads arises, as dependant of the environments they travel in as traditional nomads. These new nomads, neo-nomads, are technologically geared and pass through environments, essentially urban, which offer the receptive milieu they need to survive. These nomads are no “Flâneurs.” They move purposefully, and fast usually.
If anywhere and everywhere is their realm, and in a time where there is no limits to roaming, be it mental or physical one wonders how these new nomads assert a sense of belonging to a place, and what is the nature and extent of their territory.
2005-10-09 9:54 pm
Hi Yaz,
The new topography of “connected” travel is presented by the coverage of wireless networking. While radio networking is limited beyond urban areas the satelite almost expands beyond the landmass. So considering that in the coming future satelite transmissions will be increased then the area of movement for a neo-nomad will be even on a raft on the open sea of Afrika.
Check this site http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/chap5.htm regarding interent usage and the great divide and this: http://www.lamit.ro/harti-acoperire-sateliti.htm for satelite coverage.
There are images that you can use for your dissertation.