On Virtual Reality

Worlds within a world. Secondary layers upon half truths and ambiguity; everything that virtual reality allows us. It is an escape from the constraints of the normal, boring physics and much more importantly, from the traditional action reaction. See, in a world completely programmed to be artificial, there are no 'real' punishments, no 'guilt', and no reason to conform. As long as there is a line or two of coding for it, one can really do anything.

If all of these acertations ring true, then can it really be said that any virtual reality is immersive? Immersive of course being used here to denote a blurring of the lines between the two worlds, an almost mental projection of the two inter-meshing. I purport that most people purposely destroy this sense of continuity by abusing their anonymity online. Which, I must say, is a complete d-bag move.

So then, where or what place does virtual reality take in our ever evolving lives? Well, as technology increases, the sense of physical involvement becomes more intense, leading me to believe that eventually the two will be indistinguishable minus the extraneous bits if interesting powers or perquisites. This is in itself a dangerous precipice, for if the virtual world is more interesting than ours, it is natural that the real one becomes the less desirable. See AVATAR support groups for example. For an example of this kind of immersion though, look up Disney Quest - by far the coolest of Disney attractions.

I think though, that that would be sweet. I've always wanted to shoot fireballs on command.

Too bad the real world has the food; I think I'm stuck here.