Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2018, 20(11):16-21 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2018.1A.16-21

Current Challenges of Digital Technologies

Andrea Leskova1, Hubert Jurjewicz2, Patrik Lenghart3, Peter Bacik4
1 Department of General and Applied Ethics, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia
2 College of Saint Elizabeth, Morristown, NJ, USA
3 Department of Journalism, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia
4 Department of Arrhythmias, SUSCCh a.s., Banska Bystrica, Slovakia

This contribution deals with questions on the relationship between reality and virtual reality. It focuses on the problem of shaping an individual's identity in a digital, online environment and, in this context, identifies a retrospective impact on the real person's identity. An effort will also be made to name selected problems related to the topic and to point out some risks that the online environment introduces to the field of self-perception, especially in regard to interpersonal relations. As a result, attention is drawn to changes in the value system that are related to the explored questions.

Keywords: identity; reality; virtual reality; digital online environment

Published: May 31, 2018  Show citation

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Leskova, A., Jurjewicz, H., Lenghart, P., & Bacik, P. (2018). Current Challenges of Digital Technologies. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 20(1A), 16-21. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2018.1A.16-21
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