Simulation is a comprehensive concept works in many field of study. Nevertheless, no matter which area it tags in is the matter of space and mobility. Technology supports the accomplishments of simulation, therefore, simulation could work smoothly and efficiently.
Simulation is the matter of space and mobility.Technology just as a tool to help simulation. For example, the 3D technology are widely used now. 3D movies and 3D games mess the boundary of reality and virtuality to another level. When we watch 3D movies or play 3d games, we feel the screens are just in front us and characters are vivid. The reason why the characters is quite real is because that the technology change the dimension of space and mobility. Just like what we could see from the video, when we put the thing in front of our eyes, 3D products are right in front of us. Like the dinosaur in the video, if we do not use the machine, we could easily recognize that the dinosaur is dead, it does not move at all. However, when we put on the machine, our sight is changed. What in front of us is a vivid dinosaur, and also it moves. Therefore, technology hides our eyes and causes simulation.
Because simulation is the matter of space and mobility, which means it is spatially. Jakob Linaa Jensen talks about the spatial turn in social sciences in "Augmentation of Space Four Dimensions of Spatial--Experiences of Google Earth". He claims that:"Increased spatial focus has been permanent in social sciences, particularly within the filed of media studies.". In terms of media studies, because of the development of technology and the spatial turn, people use media to find out more things, therefore, individuals no longer live within a fixed geographical boundary. They could know more things beyond the region the live in.
Moreover, the use of computers and Internet is challenging traditional understanding of mobility. Furthermore, real and virtual is challenged as well. When we use computers and connect to the internet, our vision of the world is quite open, even we are not actually go there but search it online, we could get a great understanding of the place. Once again, it challenges the boundary of real and virtual as well. Because the technology makes everything so real, simulation is successful to mess our thinking up. Such as the 3D technology, when we use it, there are some chances that we miss the boundary of whether it is real or virtual. As thus, we could see that technology do many things to cause the simulation.
Do you think there are any benefits to this kind of simulation? What do we gain by blurring lines between "real" and "virtual"?
ReplyDeleteObviously, it is beneficial to simulation. Technology not only create the space and mobility, but at the same time, the simulation. LIke the video I post, when people wear the machine, the would see things in front of them are vivid, but the fact is not like that. As thus, the machine leads people to a new world, a virtual world. Actually, to classify the line between real and virtual is really hard. Because there is not a standard for what is real. We feel what we think is real, but how could we explain dreams? when we are dreaming, we still have real feeling. Within the dream, the "virtual" world to others is the "real" world for ourselves. As thus, I think that the line to distinct "real" and "virtual" is due to our belief. What we believe is real is real. It is really individual and personal.
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