WG9.5 Our Digital Lives
“New forms of connectivity through digital innovation”
Workshop Co-Chairs: Brad McKenna, Hameed Chughtai, Kathrin Bednar
Technological innovations and, more recently, AI have enabled new forms of connectivity in our work and private lives. We are interested in studies (including work-in-progress) exploring any aspect of ‘Our Digital Lives’ following our Working Group’s general theme. Example topics include (but are not limited to):
- Digital work in its social context
- Digital health
- Digital education
- Digital labour
- Digital games
- Digital visitor economies (e.g., tourism, hospitality, events)
- Digital social movements and online communities
- New forms of social media
- New forms of digital reality such as augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, extended reality
- New digital technologies such as Generative AI, Metaverse, and Blockchain
- New technologies for human enhancement
Submissions are welcomed that offer fresh theoretical or empirical insights into how digital innovations have transformed the way we work, communicate, and play together