Looking for resources discussing the impact ephemeral relics have upon the creation of memories (spontaneous or fantasy) and their involvement in the construction and authentication of "sense of place". aka how the relic attributes to the individual's emotional attachment to structure or location.
I've just read an article related somehow to this topic: "Land of make-believe: is there anything wrong with a tropical paradise making money from an invented past?"
Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22129504.800-land-of-makebelieve-fake-archaeology-in-paradise.html
There is a large literature on this topic, including a number of articles in various issues of JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. I would also take a look at issues of ENVIRONMENTAL & ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENOLOGY, which has offered citations and articles in relation to the topic. In regard to "sense of place," the seminal work is Edward Relph's phenomenology of place, PLACE AND PLACELESSNESS (1976). also relevant are the phenomenologies of place offered by philosophers Edward Casey (GETTING BACK INTO PLACE, 2009, 2nd ed.) and Jeff Malpas (various, esp. PLACE AND EXPERIENCE, 1999). Yi-Fu Tuan has at least one book dealing with "things" in relation to place experience.
David Seamon
Forgot to mention Kim Dovey's fine article on environmental authenticity in DWELLING, PLACE AND ENVIRONMENT (1985), a collection of articles I edited with philosopher Robert Mugerauer. The latter's work is also important to your topic, esp. his INTERPRETATIONS ON BEHALF OF PLACE (1994).'
Wow, I really have to thank you guys for this thread. It has really given me new ideas. I'm currently starting my PhD research in how gamified virtual environments could support learning. With this I plan to examine how game-mechanics and virtual environments could envelope us with interactions and knowledge in a place or in a specific environment, such as a container terminal.
My background is in education and user experience design, so I've known concepts such as situated learning and situated cognition. Still, this thread gave me lots more on the role what space or place can have. I know it might be a bit off topic, but if you have any additional sources that could link interaction in a space and virtuality together, I'd be thrilled! Thanks again!