Physical space and cyberspace: How do they interrelate? A study of offline and online social interaction choice in Singapore

Abstract

This paper investigates if the new space created by cyberspace affects how we use old space-physical space-and how the range of physical space we have access to affects our urge to extend into cyberspace. To do this I polled young IT savvy people in land-scarce Singapore about the amount of physical space they had at their disposal-private space in terms of the size of their house and bedroom space, and public space in terms of how many public meeting areas they frequented. I attempted to see if there was a correlation between the amount of physical space they enjoyed and the amount of time they spent in cyberspace.