Formation and Evolution Mechanism of Internet-Famous Spaces: A Case Study of Yulin Community in Chengdu, China

Xiao Wu; Peng Ye

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14263646

Authors

Xiao Wu Yangzhou University
Peng Ye Yangzhou University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14263646

Keywords:

Digital media, Internet-famous space, Space formation, Evolution mechanism, Chengdu City

Abstract

In the digital era, "digital media" has demonstrated an increasingly powerful capacity to shape spatial environments, giving rise to new urban and rural spaces represented by popular online spaces. As a fusion of digital media and physical spaces, the formation and evolution mechanisms of popular online spaces present a novel and urgent research agenda in urban theory. This paper introduces the concept of "media space" and analyzes the threefold attributes of "digital media space": user-constructed virtual scenarios, deterritorialized data tags, and flexibly produced traffic-oriented commodities. Based on the "media-people-space" perspective, the study establishes the interactive logic between digital media space and physical space, elucidating the processes through which media users and related stakeholders collaboratively participate in the formation and evolution of popular online spaces. Using "Yulin Community in Chengdu" as a case study, this paper provides an empirical analysis. Finally, it advocates for spatial planning to focus on the expansion of its scope from physical spaces to media spaces, emphasizing the proactive guidance of media space creation and virtual-real interactions.

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