[ExI] simulation as an improvement over reality.

[Amara D. Angelica]

Interesting discussion. Here are a few studies (below) that might suggest
how experiences of a copy might someday be processed so as to be perceived
as "real." I wonder if after some period of time, the original person's
brain would rewire? That might mean that the original person might perceive
his/her own body as foreign. Hmmm.... could be a problem. :)

 

On a related note, is there any evidence that long-time users of Second Life
experience such dissociation? And is it possible or likely that as
simulation technology improves and becomes widely available, mass
dissociation or psychosis might occur? The effect would be increased by
using high-res VR with full immersion and at least 180 degrees to avoid
peripheral vision artifacts (humans have about 200 degrees vision) and
ultra-high-resolution such as
<http://www.sensics.com/products/AugmentedReality.php>
http://www.sensics.com/products/AugmentedReality.php (4200x2400 pixels).
Also see  <http://cb.nowan.net/blog/state-of-vr/state-of-vr-displays/>
http://cb.nowan.net/blog/state-of-vr/state-of-vr-displays/. 

 

 

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Brain scans of avid players of the hugely popular online fantasy world
<http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml> World of Warcraft reveal that
areas of the brain involved in self-reflection and judgment seem to behave
similarly when someone is thinking about their virtual self as when they
think about their real one.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18117-how-your-brain-sees-virtual-you.
html

 

Using virtual-reality goggles, a camera and a stick, scientists have induced
out-of-body experiences - the sensation of drifting outside of one's own
body

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/science/24body.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/science/24body.html?_r=1&ref=science>
&ref=science

 

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/08/23/science/body190.jpg

 

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