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The increasing convergence of networks with a range of today’s digital media together with assured public access to a global information and communication infrastructure have transformed the character of both personal and social interactions in today’s cyberspace. Given this situation, and in the context of a European research project, we created the socalled Magic Lounge concept in order to investigate the possibilities of having virtual encounters on a future, reliable high-bandwidth, low-cost network infrastructure that would allow combined spoken and text chat exchanges between multiple speakers. Thus, “Magic Lounge” refers to a virtual meeting space where members of geographically dispersed communities can come together to carry out joint meetings and other less formal encounters.
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Rist, T., Bernsen, N.O., Martin, JC. (2006). The Magic Lounge: Connecting Island Communities Through Varied Communication Services. In: Purcell, P. (eds) Networked Neighbourhoods. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-601-8_10
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