Cyberspace and Intercultural Strategy

These days, the issue of diversity is very familiar to us. This is likely due to the advent of the phenomenon of a multi-cultural society. Naturally, concern and research about urban space and diversity has risen. The strategies of the EU based on ‘intercultural strategy’ contribute to the development of cultural diversity. The representative example is ‘Intercultural City Project’. The zones for potential encounters in a city can be divided into real spaces and virtual spaces. We are concerned with the emergence of a new generation of ubiquitous computing that will play a beneficial role for urban social networking and interaction. Many now believe that the power of computer-mediated communication (CMC) and massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) can create a new virtual space, providing opportunities to engage directly with people of other cultures. This can help manage urban diversity and foster dialogue between people from different cultures in day-to-day life.