Triple Logical Analysis of Navigation as a Platform Medium
As a kind of orientation and positioning technology,navigation is becoming a part of mass media,permeating all aspects of human social space and daily life.Its history,technology,and cultural logic deserve to be re examined.In terms of historical logic,the history of navigation demonstrates the process of human beings from visual imagination to spatial exploration,promoting geographical discoveries and shaping the appearance of the modern world;In terms of technical logic,navigation,as a hybrid media technology sys-tem that coexists virtual and real worlds and relocates out of domain,realizes the technical connection between the real world and virtual world positioning,completes the"delocalization"of ubiquitous media to"repositioning"in multidimensional space,and constructs the other relationships of digital platforms in daily immersion;In terms of cultural logic,it is changing our temporal and spatial cognition and sensory structure,becoming a cultural representation that marks contemporary people's"loss"and"positioning",forming a new context and new feeling of culture.Understanding the triple logic of navigation as a platform medium helps us summarize the historical experience of navigation development,reflect on the digital myths formed by technological and cultural constraints,and strive to con-struct a more fair,democratic,and public digital world,and promote the development and realization of a network community with a shared future.has become a part of the mass media,penetrated into the human social space and daily life in all aspects.