Posted August 12, 2016
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The US military designed the internet to have a data network which could withstand a nuclear attack. Today, the internet influences every aspect of our life, and has altered the way our mind work. (source: 'The Shallows' by Nicholas G. Carr) Also, the net has been use to expose the militarys own crimes against humanity. Not at all what they had in mind when they designed it.
It is the same with VR. We have the technology, and there is a market, so of course it get produced. But we have no idea where it will take us.
Back in the days of the television, some guy suggested that the television media itself had its own message, which would take precendence despite the messengers intentions: "The media is the message". Likewise, Twitter and Youtube comments have a different message than a book or a painting. You may try to say something deep and profound on Twitter, but the medias inherient message will always dominate. Likewise, it is hard to be streetwise and tough in a haiku poem.
Virtual Reality is a new media. More than that, it is a new reality. A virtual one, but a reality nonetheless. We don't know what its message is. But I feel VR might bring about some deeper, more empathic digital experiences. (And end the world, of course.)
Which is why I created this slideshow of vintage 3D erotica for the Rift:
https://youtu.be/_DvRNZiI_n8
It is the same with VR. We have the technology, and there is a market, so of course it get produced. But we have no idea where it will take us.
Back in the days of the television, some guy suggested that the television media itself had its own message, which would take precendence despite the messengers intentions: "The media is the message". Likewise, Twitter and Youtube comments have a different message than a book or a painting. You may try to say something deep and profound on Twitter, but the medias inherient message will always dominate. Likewise, it is hard to be streetwise and tough in a haiku poem.
Virtual Reality is a new media. More than that, it is a new reality. A virtual one, but a reality nonetheless. We don't know what its message is. But I feel VR might bring about some deeper, more empathic digital experiences. (And end the world, of course.)
Which is why I created this slideshow of vintage 3D erotica for the Rift:
https://youtu.be/_DvRNZiI_n8