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AltVR
AltVR is a YouTube channel focused on art, culture, future, philosophy, psychology, science, spirituality, technology, and virtual reality, launched in 2018. More information can be found at their URL: https://www.youtube.com/@AltVR_YouTube.
Amazon.com: The Media Lab: Inventing the Future at M.I.T
Explores the future envisioned by the Media Lab at MIT, focusing on how scientists are reshaping mass media to cater to individual desires and preferences.
Book
Eliott Edge explores virtual reality as a profound metaphor for human civilization, arguing that cultures themselves are forms of virtual realities shaped by language, religion, and societal beliefs. The collection of essays emphasizes that our perceptions and institutions create virtual worlds that influence our identity and existence, presenting an ontological awakening regarding our understanding of reality.
Context Engineering Hybrid Spaces for Perceptual Augmentation
Emerging spatial technologies are reshaping perception, challenging the traditional Cartesian split between subject and object. This paper explores how context engineering serves as an intermedial practice for perceptual augmentation, allowing real-time control over senses and influencing the construction of reality and consciousness.
Cybernetics of the Self
The article introduces the concept of a cyberdelic stance, emphasizing conscious engagement with technology as feedback loops that can enhance wisdom and agency. It explores the evolution of cybernetics, merging it with psychedelia to highlight tools and practices that promote interconnection and co-creation, encouraging individuals to actively shape their experiences rather than being controlled by algorithms.
David Glowacki,“La idea de vivir 500 años me asusta más que la muerte”
David Glowacki, físico, trabaja en un proyecto que utiliza realidad virtual para recrear experiencias cercanas a la muerte en pacientes con enfermedades graves, con el fin de reducir su ansiedad sobre la muerte y transformar su relación con la mortalidad. Se menciona que aproximadamente el 5% de la población ha tenido tales experiencias, las cuales suelen cambiar profundamente su comprensión de la vida y la muerte.
Dreamseed VR - YouTube
Dreamseed VR is a YouTube channel created by Sarah Phinn in 2018, focusing on topics related to culture, philosophy, psychedelics, science, technology, and virtual reality. The channel can be accessed at the provided URL.
From Counterculture to Cyberculture
Fred Turner shows how the 1960s counterculture and the Whole Earth network influenced digital utopianism, virtual communities, and personal computing, highlighting the cultural link between psychedelic ideas and the rise of networked technology.
Future Presence: How Virtual Reality Is Changing Human Connection, Intimacy, and the Limits of Ordinary Life
Virtual reality is set to revolutionize human connection and intimacy, enabling individuals to experience sensations of closeness and trust independently for the first time. This technology, described as an "intimacy engine," will transform work, entertainment, and emotional experiences, fundamentally altering relationships and societal dynamics. The exploration includes insights from creators and users of VR, showcasing its current capabilities and future implications for empathy, relationships, and human interaction.
Hyperhumanism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in the Age of AI
Exploration of hyperhumanism emphasizes reclaiming humanity amidst advancements in AI, touching on themes of art, culture, philosophy, and spirituality, as discussed in a podcast featuring Carl Hayden Smith.
Invoking Double Consciousness with VR & Psychedelics + Navigating the New Screen Deal – Voices of VR Podcast
Discussion on the intersection of VR and psychedelics, exploring concepts like double consciousness and the implications of new screen technologies within the context of art, culture, and philosophy.
Ontological Design: Subject is Project
Ontological design focuses on designing human subjects through a feedback loop, emphasizing the need to adapt to the disruptions of technocapitalism. It frames the subject as a project influenced by social relations, behavior, and beliefs, aiming to engage with our sense of existence and reality while questioning and designing our understanding of it.
The Global Village: Transformations in World Life and Media in the 21st Century
The authors explore the clash between Visual Space, a linear perception typical of the West, and Acoustic Space, a holistic view common in the East, in the context of today's global communications. They argue that technological advancements are pushing users towards a more dynamic understanding of the world, but warn that this transition may be challenging. Using McLuhan's Tetrad framework, they analyze the implications of these competing worldviews and emphasize the importance of understanding both to achieve peace.
The Medium is the Massage
Marshall McLuhan's work emphasizes that media profoundly shape society beyond just their content, influencing personal and social aspects. Despite the enjoyment derived from mainstream media, it masks deeper societal anxieties due to incongruities between technology and society. His insights are increasingly relevant in the context of the digital revolution and the internet's rise.
Virtual Existentialism: Meaning and Subjectivity in Virtual Worlds
Explores existence in virtual worlds through existentialism, emphasizing how technology and practices shape human perception, values, and beliefs. It highlights the potential of virtual environments to offer new perspectives and experiences, making it relevant for scholars in philosophy, anthropology, media studies, and digital game studies.
We Are Cyberdelic
A video by Jason Silva explores themes of art, culture, future, philosophy, psychedelics, psychology, society, and spirituality, highlighting the intersection of these topics. The video is featured and available at the provided URL.
Whole Earth Catalog: Access To Tools
Individuals are gaining personal power to shape their own education and environment, seeking tools that facilitate this process, as traditional systems have obscured real gains with significant defects. The Next Earth Catalog promotes these empowering tools.