whats the concepts of place
places
spaces
environment
life world
places
physical surroundings or environments that are natural places eg lake or built (produced through human labour) eg buildings
- Gives meaning by different people for different purposes as a result of shared experiences.
- More deeply a person or group feels themselves inside an environment the environmental becomes a place.
- Insideness, sense of feeling at ease or at one in the place that is unconscious until something happens that affects the environment eg physical injury, no longer used or is gone
space
physical space, social space eg parks, pubs, online social spaces, cultural space Characteristics of space: - Natural or built - Public or private - Indoor or outdoor - Open or confined
environment
contexts and situations that occur outside individuals and elicit a response in them.
Ot looks at interaction between person- environment and occupation
- Cultural
- Physical
- Social
- Institutional
life world
describes experiences, routine patterns and interaction of daily life and the meaning given to spaces occupied
dimensions of place
physical elements location objects affordances emotional press social constructed meaning
affordances
: particular arrangements of objects in the environment and estimate of actions allowed by an object. Eg shape of chair invites sitting, handles invite grabbing. Extrinsic; what it looks like your meant to do. Intrinsic; strength to open door, get up from chair needs strength in chair
emotional press
considers behaviour expectations of a place. Influences by social experiences, real or perceived presence of others, traditions, culture, rules. Eg library, theme park, supermarket, church
social constructed meaning
places become associated with events and actions that give them personal and collective meaning eg Uluru, MCG, Gallipoli
voluntary displacement
choose to move or relocate places eg choose to travel, move house
involuntary displacement
- forced to move or relocate places eg natural disasters, war, employment, poverty. Leads to change to habits and routines
virtual places
- Virtual and physical places are dependent on one another
- Virtual places are always accessed via materials within he physical space eg computer, phone
- Sharing experiences, teaching skills, share information,
types of virtual places
- Web pages
- Social interaction via text
- Emailing
- Three dimensions virtual reality
- Large multi player games
virtual places changing occupational performance
- Removes the barriers of distance between places for social interaction or performing occupations
- Many everyday occupations now occur in virtual places
- Eg. Online shopping, communication, online courses, playing games, managing finances.
virtual reality
: stimulation of a real or imaginary environment where users can interact with objects or people within the environment eg military training, education, sport and healthcare
