Faculty and students in this area consider ways that practices and processes of interaction in natural contexts create, sustain, and change sociocultural scenes, particularly communities. For theses ...

Throughout high school, more of my life existed online than in the real world. I had no traditional social circle. Instead, my need for human interaction was fulfilled by online communities like music ...

As traditional third places disappear, PAPAYA uses digital play as a social anchor rather than an escape from interaction.

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The concept of the "third place"—a social environment separate from the two primary environments of home and the workplace—has long been a cornerstone of ...

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Most people assume agoraphobia is simply a fear of open spaces. In reality, the condition is far more layered. Although often ...

Social companion robots have been shown to reduce loneliness in one-on-one interactions with senior living residents. A ...