As Dr Stephen Stockwell has authority on Political Campaigning, he referenced this and its imagery as an example of imagery becoming part of reality and not just a representation or a replacement of it (reality).
Like Plato's Allegory of the Cave 'theory', our vision or version of reality is 'imperfect'. It is shown to us via other people's imagery/perception or their desired perception for us.
What is Reality? Is it our response of what is 'virtually' given to us?
Some interesting 'theories' are broached in movies such as 'Matrix' and 'Exertions' and another recent movie is 'Surrogates' - although this is a pretty bad movie (sorry Bruce Willis).
It is worth remembering that 'Immersive Virtual Reality' is NOT real, BUT... the senses and feeling experiences ARE real...... So is it reality or not?
Dr Stockwell also touched on the 'Construction of Virtual Reality' (audio/touch etc) and the 'Applications of Virtual Reality' (Militery training/education/weather simulation/surgery etc).
The interaction of this technology through HMD (head mounted displays) and the Data Glove giving 6 degrees of movement via, for example, an LCD screen is not widespread due to some problems....therefore other technologies such as VRML to give a 3D sensation of moving through the virtual environment, are being produced....
Finally the term ' Logical Positivism' was introduced. It was explained as humans only dealing with the true and the real which we can PROVE to be true and real. This lead to some of our problems with various issues including proving and dealing with our 'climate change issue'.
Like Plato's Allegory of the Cave 'theory', our vision or version of reality is 'imperfect'. It is shown to us via other people's imagery/perception or their desired perception for us.
What is Reality? Is it our response of what is 'virtually' given to us?
Some interesting 'theories' are broached in movies such as 'Matrix' and 'Exertions' and another recent movie is 'Surrogates' - although this is a pretty bad movie (sorry Bruce Willis).
It is worth remembering that 'Immersive Virtual Reality' is NOT real, BUT... the senses and feeling experiences ARE real...... So is it reality or not?
Dr Stockwell also touched on the 'Construction of Virtual Reality' (audio/touch etc) and the 'Applications of Virtual Reality' (Militery training/education/weather simulation/surgery etc).
The interaction of this technology through HMD (head mounted displays) and the Data Glove giving 6 degrees of movement via, for example, an LCD screen is not widespread due to some problems....therefore other technologies such as VRML to give a 3D sensation of moving through the virtual environment, are being produced....
Finally the term ' Logical Positivism' was introduced. It was explained as humans only dealing with the true and the real which we can PROVE to be true and real. This lead to some of our problems with various issues including proving and dealing with our 'climate change issue'.
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