In virtual reality, traditional philosophical questions are no longer hypothetical. These are aesthetic issues with engineering consequences.
Reality is a man-made process.
Our images of the world and of ourselves are, in part, the models resulting from our perceptions of the technologies we generate as products. I am a prisoner of hope. These new media are becoming an ecological force engaged in a dynamic dance between natural and synthetic systems. The following is an attempt to offer a few considerations toward such a goal. In order for us to attempt to realize this goal, we first must be able to envision the systemic implications of new media technology and content.