Telepresence and Sexuality: A Review and a Call to Scholars
Abstract
Scholars have examined the phenomenon of telepresence, a perceptual illusion of nonmediation experienced by media users, in a wide variety of contexts. This paper explores telepresence theory and research in the rarely examined but important context of sexually arousing media content. After defining key concepts, the paper presents reasons scholars should study telepresence in the context of sexuality, reviews the evolution of relevant media technologies and the nature of relevant telepresence responses, and considers potential theoretical contributions and avenues for future research in interpersonal communication, media studies, and presence scholarship.
Main Authors
Format
Articles
Journal article
Published
2013
Series
Subjects
Publisher
University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center
Original source
http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201305211721Käytä tätä linkitykseen.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17011/ht/urn.201305211721
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1795-6889
Language
English
Published in
Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments
Citation
- Lombard, M. & Jones, M. T. (2013). Telepresence and Sexuality: A Review and a Call to Scholars. Human Technology, Volume 9 (1), pp. 22-55. URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201305211721. Retrieved from http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi
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Copyright© 2013 Matthew Lombard and Matthew T. Jones, and the Agora Center, University of Jyväskylä