Hyperreality is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality, especially in technologically advanced post-modern societies. Hyperreality is a way of characterizing what our consciousness defines as "real" in a world where a multitude of media can radically shape and filter an original event or experience.
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Thursday, 2 February 2012
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Essay direction
I have decided to focus on 'Hyper-realism' in context to the internet and certain interactivity forms such as 'Second life' and 'Facebook' as well as the vast substitutes and voyeuristic needs we use the internet as a means to satisfy our human impulses. Also I will explore possible directions interactive technologies will lead us toward and how it has changed us socially and culturally.
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