Bolter & Grusin 160-195

There are so many interesting discussions in Remediation. More specifically, I think Bolter’s and Grusin's description of shopping malls and amusement parks is particularly intriguing. Consider Disney World. Disney World is known for the numerous places in the theme park that are made to look like “real world places.” The funny thing is that these places are made to look realistic but the reality of the situation is that no one actually lives there. Bolter and Grusin makes the connection between Disney World, shopping malls and cyberspace: "Cyberspace is not, as some assert, a parallel universe…It is rather a nonplace, with many of the same characteristics as other highly mediated nonplaces. Cyberspace is a shopping mall in the ether" (179).