Q8. What's it all mean?
Conclusion
Sense of place is an intrinsic value both online and off. In the digital realm, it is fostered through content — information, literature, artwork, and entertainment — and delivery — the tool or platform through which the content is made available. Literary environmental journals such as Terrain.org provide a compelling and popular platform for content and delivery both.
The future of ecomedia as it relates to e-journals seems wholly dependent on technology. Already e-zines take advantage of interactive features such as commenting and video, and plan for delivery on mobile and household devices.
An equally intriguing question is: How will content likewise evolve? Art accommodates digital media as the technology advances; will environmental messaging — literature and otherwise — also progress? If it is to promote a sense of place — virtual or actual — I content that it must.
So what's it all mean? So long as journals like Terrain.org can keep up — no easy task with the exponential rate of technology change — sense of place may not only survive, but thrive.