Reality

Jane McGonigal begins her fifth chapter of Reality is Broken by discussing the online game Lexulous. Vast amounts of Facebook users became attracted to Lexulous, in 2007, when they discovered the close similarities the game had with the classic game, Scrabble. With the online chat feature Lexulous has, players can stay connected with whomever they choose to play against. Throughout reading game reviews McGonigal found that many users were playing against their moms, and came to believe that…

In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave he argues that there exists a different, immaterial, and intelligible reality. He places this reality above ours and says that we must escape our shackles, like the people in the cave, and find that better reality. Apart from this, he also declares that it is not enough to find the new reality, those who reach it must go back and liberate the other shackled prisoners. This whole process of finding more knowledge is not easy or enjoyable at first. Plato represents…

I define reality as a combination of ideas, perceptions, and views that form the basis of one’s thoughts and actions. It is a collection of what we know to be true. In my life, I know reality through sensory perceptions and my own experiences, learning from the teachings of others, self-reflection and expression of emotion, and intuition or “understanding without knowing” as is described in Lao-tzu’s Tao Te Ching. Using these faculties, I have structured my own version of reality with which I…

Appearance Vs Reality People have assumed false identities in the interest of their own personal gain for years. Often times blinded by their greed and self assuredness they act brashly and make mistakes; This leads to others discovering their true intentions as well as a bevy of consequences for their wrong doings. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth written in 1606, the theme of appearance versus reality is most present when examining Lady Macbeth. Through the reveal of her her true intentions in…

filled with lies and illusions, reality is continually concealed with appearance. Reality is the state of things as they truly are; this includes everything that is and has been, without any hidden truths. It is the opposite of appearance which is the state of things as they seem and not their authentic form. Most things appear to be a certain way when in truth, they are different. It blinds people into thinking that things are different from their actual reality, making them oblivious. In the…

1 INTRODUCTION Virtual Reality is a way for humans to visualise, manipulate and interact with computers and highly complicated data (Kushner 2016). In addition, this visualisation refers to the computer developing visual, auditory and other sensual outputs to the user of a world within the computer (Kushner 2016). Also, this world may be scientific simulation, or a look into a database, the user is able to collaborate with the world and directly manipulate objects within the world, where…

Virtual Reality and Augment Reality Advances Two technologies have been in the news for the whole last year, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Augmented Reality is a technology where input from the outside world is given computer inputs to give a new perception of the world the user is observing. Virtual Reality created a new, completely computerized world. Samsung created the Gear VR, a system that let the typical smartphone user to get a special headset and program to turn their phone…

have differences it what they like, what they feel is important and inevitably as technology advances how they do things. Different things will appeal to them, different things will appeal to them. So each generation will face its own version of reality. This is because they grew up being taught different things, they grow up with different technology and people don’t like to change so they can 't keep up. When we are young we learn a lot of things, it is during our early years where we form…

appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all - Kālu Rinpoche. The book Hamlet written by Shakespeare, appearance vs reality is something most characters struggle with. Hamlet, Polonius, Claudius and Gertrude all seem to appear a certain way yet as you read on you can see the reality of it all. In Hamlet people appear to be one way but in reality can be something so…

A study on Impact of Reality Shows on Society Summary: Attempt has been made to explore the students, research scholars, housewives and teachers about the reality TV show, they watch reality show, depicted in the case of these programs, the basic principles of their views and their consumption patterns views. The social impact of these programs were studied, from 100 respondents in the city Gulbarga, Karnataka sample on the basis of the responses received. The results showed that watching…