Simulated reality

Virtual Reality in Dementia For nearly a decade, virtual reality has been used in video games and military training to create an element of realism and a true environmental reaction. As the world continually becomes interconnected through technology the use of virtual reality will no doubt increase. Extra Sensory Perception, an article from Scientific American, explores how the vast network of sensors currently housed in current technology could be eventually be used as sensory prosthetics via…

Reality: Is it virtual? I am writing about reality and the philosophical nature therein of what is, what isn 't, and what could be. Rationalism According to Descartes we know certain truths innately and we have some kind of ability to grasp these truths intellectually. John Tierney 's "Our lives controlled by some guy on a couch" is both an interesting and troubling notion as it questions free will and reality at the most basic levels. What is reality? According to Descartes we know that…

readings of The Matrix, Descartes and Plato discuss the differences concerning the reality of a computer-simulated system, a cave controlled by mankind who are kept captive and a man controlled by his perceptions of demons and evil that all show that life may or may not be real depending on what they each believe. The readings demonstrate the certainty and uncertainty in three areas that deal with skepticism of reality and knowing whether what is experienced everyday is scientifically logical in…

The first model, the fish bowl model, states that if a fish lived its entire life inside the fish bowl with curved sides that it reality would seem to be distorted to an outside viewer. This alternate view of reality is not necessarily distorted. This warping could be taken into account from the fish and if the fish was smart enough, the fish could calculate how to interpret the world outside of the curved wall tank and…

Allegory of The Cave, Plato depicts a cave where prisoners are strapped into chairs facing a wall. There is a fire burning behind them, and in front of the fire there are puppets which throw shadows on the wall. The shadows on the wall are the prisoners reality, and they have no desire to leave because they know nothing better. If a prisoner were to escape from the chair, he would see the fire and it would hurt his eyes. So he would turn back to the shadows that are easy for him to look at. The…

Nature reclaims technology through artificial intelligence of Virtual Reality headset wearables. This assignment will give, in detail, whether nature and technology are positioned as binary or opposites. Furthermore, a design or artwork of a form of interactive technology will be included, to constitute the relationship between human user and that interactive technology. Also the assignment will be focusing in depth towards the meaning or definitions for the words ‘technological’, ‘nature’ and…

Sujay Khamitkar IE 594 Additive Manufacturing UIN: 662253535 Assignment 2 Task 1: Working of Microsoft Kinect 3D Camera Kinect is a motion sensing input device developed by Microsoft for Xbox 360 and other gaming consoles. It enables users to control and interact with their console without the need of a game controller. It uses a natural interface using gestures and spoken commands. Microsoft developed a system that can interpret specific gesture, thus making hands-free control of devices by…

cemeteries, churches, and different towns by either driving or walking in search for new Pokemon or to stop at poke stops to increase their inventory. “Pokemon Go markets itself as a fitness app” (Appleton). While entering yourself into a different reality, you are involving yourself in a workout where you are also being rewarded for the amount of steps you take. As a player of this game, I’ve learned that you cannot hatch eggs if you are driving because the app detects speed. So if you want to…

of what Pokemon Go is then you must not be using internet, because it’s everywhere. Pokemon Go lets you do what you’ve always wanted to do in your childhood, catch pokemon in the real world by utilizing your device’s camera to create an augmented reality! Pokemon first came to be in 1995 with its first game releasing in 1996 kick starting the revolutionary franchise. Pokemon Go currently only consists of the 151 Pokemon from the games Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow, named Generation 1 in the…

physical pain in dreams as we do in waking life”, therefore undermining the premise that the difference in consciousness is indistinguishable (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). While Descartes first premise says that experiences in a dream versus reality are generally similar, experiences involve not only abstract perceptions and sensory touch, and the ability to control one’s experiences.…