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Assignment (ICS) DIGITAL ZOMBIES
Assignment (ICS) DIGITAL ZOMBIES
Assignment (ICS) DIGITAL ZOMBIES
DIGITAL ZOMBIES
A Digital Zombie, as stated by the University of Sydney, is a person so engaged
with digital technology and/or social media they are unable to separate
themselves from a persistent online presence. Further, University of Sydney
researcher Andrew Campbell also expressed concerns over whether or not the
individual can truly live a full and healthy life while they are preoccupied with the
digital world. Other individuals have also begun referencing certain types of
behavior with being a Digital Zombie. Stefanie Valentic, managing editor of EHS
Today, refers to it as people hunting digital creatures through their smartphones
in public spaces, always fixed on their phones. The University of Warwick has used
the term to argue that further research needs to be done with people who exist in
digital form after death to help people grieve their loss.
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