Virtual Reality, Cyberspace und Cyborgs: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen
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"You can hardly stuff people into machines without starting to wonder about the basic nature of both." (Avery Collingsworth - Psychologist - in "Simulacron-3") | "You can hardly stuff people into machines without starting to wonder about the basic nature of both." (Avery Collingsworth - Psychologist - in "Simulacron-3") | ||
| − | + | "However, during this small adventure, it occurred to me, once again, that I am far more reliant on my connectivity than I realize. Even without being half-machine, like a cyborg, I’m am just as dependent on my power and connection to the digital world." | |
| + | "I’m not blind to my purely analog options, and could easily have entertained myself with a book, or could have gone to the kitchen to make a pot of tea, or done any number of things that did not rely on an Internet connection. In daytime hours, I would be more than willing to work outside, take a stroll, or tinker in the garage. Even last night, I could have even just plopped myself back down on the sofa to watch television, but that was the passive alternative. | ||
| + | What was unique last night was that I happened to have been in an information gathering mode and felt that connections were vital. I was in the middle of a several conversation threads on Facebook. I was similarly engaged in some e-mail back-and-forths. I was just about to chat with my wife, who currently happens to be 3000+ miles away. And when I realized the problem rose to the level of “engage with customer support,” even that avenue was closed to me. When I felt I needed my access most, its loss was more acutely felt." | ||
| + | "Perhaps it is an oxymoron or a misnomer to claim to be an “organic cyborg,” but even with no inorganic body parts, technology plays such a strong role in my life that I feel less complete, less active, and less engaged, when I am unplugged." | ||
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| + | [http://mediamixed.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/unplugged-the-organic-cyborgs-dilemma/ Unplugged! The Organic Cyborg’s Dilemma Voltext] | ||
==Virtual Bodies== | ==Virtual Bodies== | ||
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"You can hardly stuff people into machines without starting to wonder about the basic nature of both." (Avery Collingsworth - Psychologist - in "Simulacron-3")
"However, during this small adventure, it occurred to me, once again, that I am far more reliant on my connectivity than I realize. Even without being half-machine, like a cyborg, I’m am just as dependent on my power and connection to the digital world."
"I’m not blind to my purely analog options, and could easily have entertained myself with a book, or could have gone to the kitchen to make a pot of tea, or done any number of things that did not rely on an Internet connection. In daytime hours, I would be more than willing to work outside, take a stroll, or tinker in the garage. Even last night, I could have even just plopped myself back down on the sofa to watch television, but that was the passive alternative. What was unique last night was that I happened to have been in an information gathering mode and felt that connections were vital. I was in the middle of a several conversation threads on Facebook. I was similarly engaged in some e-mail back-and-forths. I was just about to chat with my wife, who currently happens to be 3000+ miles away. And when I realized the problem rose to the level of “engage with customer support,” even that avenue was closed to me. When I felt I needed my access most, its loss was more acutely felt."
"Perhaps it is an oxymoron or a misnomer to claim to be an “organic cyborg,” but even with no inorganic body parts, technology plays such a strong role in my life that I feel less complete, less active, and less engaged, when I am unplugged."
Unplugged! The Organic Cyborg’s Dilemma Voltext
Virtual Bodies
Frank Boccia: The Cyborg's Dilemma: Embodiment in Virtual Environments
Virtual Brains
Ray Kurzweil on The Future of VR
Kip Werking on Transhumanism, Reality and Computersimulations
Virtual No-bodies
Virtual Environments
CAVE (Computer Anminated Virtual Environment)
Deep Space im Ars Electronica Center
