A fundamental role for the study of human experience in the context of human-machine interaction is covered by “Cyberpsychology”, whose field of investigation includes all the psychological phenomena associated with technology. Its objectives are the study, understanding, prediction and activation of the processes of change that have their origin in the interaction with new media.Understanding the development and effects of new media represents a central challenge for contemporary society. In this regard, one wonders what the role of new media psychology is.
Compared to the communication sciences, the psychology of new media, also defined as “cyberpsychology”, has its focus of analysis in the processes of change activated by new media and has as its central objective the study, understanding, prediction and activation of processes of change that have their main origin in the interaction with new communication media. In general, the media are considered by McLuhan to be extensions of our sense organs that decisively influence our sensory experience.
The use of a particular medium necessarily conditions both the form and the content of the message and the nature of the medium is also a transforming factor of our mind and society.The field of investigation of “Cyberpsychology” includes all the psychological phenomena associated with technology. Its objectives are the study, understanding, prediction and activation of the processes of change that have their origin in the interaction with new media.
Understanding the development and effects of new media represents a central challenge for contemporary society. In this regard, one wonders what the role of new media psychology is. Compared to the communication sciences, the psychology of new media, also defined as “cyberpsychology”, has its focus of analysis in the processes of change activated by new media and has as its central objective the study, understanding, prediction and activation of processes of change that have their main origin in the interaction with new communication media.
Here are some articles published in a Virtual Magazine and the translation of these articles in Italian:
Issue of the magazine | English language edition | Italian language edition | Cyberpsychology articles translated into Italian language |
Effetti sulla personalità e cambiamenti nella vita reale legati alle esperienze dei mondi virtuali | |||
2021 Januar-February |
Neuroestetica cervello empatia e esperienza del bello | ||
2021 March-April | La coscienza come allucinazione controllata | ||
2021 May-June | Che cosa si prova a essere un cyborg | ||
2021 November-December | Elementi di Cyberpsicologia |