Constructing possibilities of Internet symbols: philosophical and educational aspect
L. V. Khokhlova
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
Keywords: Internet symbols, memes, comics, information, construction, emotional field, interpretation
Abstract
Introduction. The article discusses the functioning of some Internet symbols in virtual reality. Memes and comics have acquired special importance in mass communication. Their specifics are considered in the article in sufficient detail. In our opinion, the semiotic community of Internet symbols with other components of symbol-making inherent in man is most deeply revealed in the scientific literature. Research on the use of these symbols in educational activities is interesting. Methodology. The construction of communications through the Internet symbols generates the need for various forms of their interpretation. This makes it possible to turn to hermeneutical and phenomenological methodology which allows presenting the constructing function of Internet symbols. Methods of analysis, synthesis, and analogy are used. The existential-analytical approach allows determining the specifics of user activity in the construction of virtual reality. Discussion. The main focus of the article has been shifted to the constructive nature of Internet symbols. It is assumed that they play an active role not only in the transmission of information and the emotional state of the user, but also affect other communication parameters. The need and the possibility of various interpretations of symbols create an open, dynamic form of communication. Hermeneutical practices become a necessary component of communication in the context of symbolic virtual reality. The symbolic field of virtuality is open to existential representation of communication participants. Memes, comics and other symbolic forms are in great demand in educational practice. Complementing the motivation of studying the subject, symbolic forms construct fragments of a new reality. An analogy is drawn between the formation of virtual reality and the construction of social reality. The importance of emotional interpretations of Internet symbols is emphasized. Conclusion. The possibility of communication and unification through emotional identification allows considering the virtual symbolic field as an addition to social reality. At the same time, the concept of constructing the capabilities of Internet symbols that create a special virtual reality is substantiated. This reality is identical to myth-making, and a person who is in this reality identifies him/herself with the world of symbols, forming the “clipˮ thinking and an emotionally diverse, but mythological picture of the world.
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