Ontological implications
35. Fear of Fragmentation
- Every new representational
medium has been accompanied by fear that
representational arts can be delusional. - The more persuasive the medium, the more dangerous.
- Digital can assimilate
all previous representations . . . so seems excessively
dangerous.
*Redefining the Power of the Gamer
*Game Sparks Bad Behavior Online
*Virtual therapy: Just what some doctors order
Question for Study
- For which are we headed? 1984, Brave New World, or The Matrix ? Briefly describe each "vision" and justify your "choice" explaining our situation. [if you don't know the allusions, look them up]
Want to learn more ?(I mean, besides watching the Matrix trilogy another 10 times!)
Janet Murray: Hamlet on the Holodeck
