Virtual reality

Introduction
The intent behind the invention of the internet is absolutely different to the application that have majored this platform. It is true to say that the proprietors never saw it coming when they were spending countless hours making it. It is vital to note that the internet was made for easier communication between experts and the war generals. The telephone, letters and radio signals had become too mainstream, innovation had to set in to ensure that privacy and confidentiality of the…

might be living in a similar simulated reality created by someone from actual reality? Can we be tricked by a Descartesian “evil” God into believing that the universe is real while it might just be an illusion? Are our realities just a projection of the imagination of someone? These questions are hard to answer, but when we think about it, the possibility of us living in a surreal world of simulation might not be as impossible as it…

atomization and social fragmentation it reinforces solipsism and places the individual and that dreaded value of ‘choice’ at the heart of experience . . .” (Melville 221). Melville believes that personalized media provides people the tool to block out reality and sink into the personal realm, which not only does it reduce communication but also kills the heart of music experience which is discovering and sharing. Similarly to Stites, Melville addresses the awkward communicating situations where,…

One of the highlights of digital world is the impressive growth of social media. New technology inventions contribute to the expansion of social media platforms, which allow people to actively participate in the virtual community. It is obvious that they play a big part in the modern society, as the number of social media users continue to increase rapidly. Along with the benefits that social networks bring to its users, various kinds of issues have emerged, such as health and psychological…

Possible World Ignorance and the State of Reality Written by: Cody McLean Course Instructor: Professor Dorter Seminar Leader: John Law Date of submission: October, 15, 2014 “Ignorance is bliss” is a statement overheard but not over spoken and the gravity of this statement is sometimes overlooked as it will become more apparent. The basis of our reality is perceptual, Man is born free but is chained to a false reality by his senses, and this reality is one of ignorance and…

An Earthly Knight By: Janet McNaughton Book Review -Pauline Artienda An Earthly Knight is a novel about Lady Jeanette Avenel (Jenny), a sixteen-year-old girl who is faced with an event that will change her life. She is a willful girl who has so much freedom being the second daughter of a Norman nobleman. Suddenly, everything changes when her older sister, Isabel had brought disgrace to their family. Now, Jenny has to take the duties of her sister. Considering all those responsibilities,…

Emily’s reality is not the reality of a sane person.…

As the phenomena of social media has swept the world in the past decade, it has become an outlet for all ages. Although social media was thought to be aimed for teenagers and young adults, people of all ages have now become a part of the social movement. Social media was previously limited to a few websites such Myspace and Facebook; now, it has expanded to have hundreds of different outlets of communication, now including smartphones applications as well. Because social media has become such a…

Having Jack as the narrator in the novel Room brings a juvenile point of view to the text that is avant-garde. Meaning that his point of view is innovative. It can be seen as controversial, where he is restricted as an observer, because his mind is not fully developed yet, and he is still learning. One might confuse this as unreliable. But the fact that Jack is an inexperienced individual in his setting, it is the tension in this that makes both him as the narrator and the story more compelling.…

“The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green, does it meet with the traditions of other well-known works of literature? John Green has written several books and is considered to be a #1 bestselling author. He has won awards such as the Printz Medal, and the Edgar Award (Green) but would his recent book hold up under the test of traditions that made books such as “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London a great piece of literature? Historical works of literature written many years ago, these works of…