Comments on: What Are Immersion And Augmentation

By: Envi Teardrop

Envi Teardrop — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:51:49 +0000

Of course. I mean having this rendering in real time.

By: dandellion

dandellion — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:10:59 +0000

She’s not that hot as much as she is well rendered. Reflections and specularity of the eye is something that cost a lot (in the currency of rendering power) and that’s the only thing that makes her so great. It makes her look more alive than you or me, whose eyes are just dead bitmaps.

But no matter how fast and capable our graphics cards are, there is one step that requires a human to make all the pixel Frankensteins alive.

By: Envi Teardrop

Envi Teardrop — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:13:57 +0000

hey d. :)
The technology is here now but it’s still too expensive for everyone to have at home in order to create a timming metaverse.
we are still at the stone age.
Talking about immersions! sitting in front of a screen and watching prims requires a very good imagination.

you think SL babes are hot? check out this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkvC-blS9Y8
yeah, and you can forget about pose balls and animations :)

By: dandellion

dandellion — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:11:16 +0000

Yes, that’s a great experiment. Though, what is usually called augmented reality is mixed reality. When will I have those toys to play around?

By: Envi Teardrop

Envi Teardrop — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:15:41 +0000

dandellion, Sophrosyne, everyone :)

Just stumbled upon this discussion and thought you’ll like to see this video.
true, it not entirely related and I guess some of you have already seen it, but I think it’s worth a shot, just in case
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODgZtriNYoc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2i-W9ncV_0

Sophrosyne,
If you want you can contact me by email about the Myers-Briggs test, I’m no expert, just curious too :)
enviteardrop@yahoo.com

By: dandellion

dandellion — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:37:50 +0000

For what it’s worth, I have never perceived immersion and augmentation to be separate states of being.

But then, so many people insist on that dichotomy. I cannot find out why.

By: Moggs Oceanlane

Moggs Oceanlane — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:48:26 +0000

Feels the need to offer Prok a chill pill. Through out the history of people, we’ve come up with ways to be something other than ourselves - we were blessed with imagination and many of us like to use it. This has been demonstrated through out time through song; dance; story; performance; the use of pseudonym’s by authors, stage names by actors, musicians and others (often they play a role too - is this immoral?)… and in the modern context through online persona’s. I personally feel there isn’t anything immoral about it. My approach is to take each person/entity in Second Life as they come - there’s no need for me to know about their real life in this environment. However, the act of trying to squish people in boxes because of their gender, religion, social background, cultural background, sexuality, etc is immoral - don’t you think that in a virtual environment people might find it a relief to escape labels and tags based on such things?

By: Moggs Oceanlane

Moggs Oceanlane — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:40:03 +0000

For what it’s worth, I have never perceived immersion and augmentation to be separate states of being. When I’m in Second Life, I’m totally immersed but the person in second life is an extension of who I am in other environments - I may explore other aspects of myself… but I’m still the same core being. Therefore, I’m sticking with the the idea that I can be both at the same time :)

By: Raul Crimson

Raul Crimson — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:40:30 +0000

Really interesting post! After reading that page by Bennetsen (I mean the first one he wrote about this) I needed to comment it in my blog.

The definition of both concepts won’t change our personal philosophy of our second lifes, but you are right, there is no need of confrontation becuase each and everyone can live as each prefers, following his own needs and feelings.

By: Prokofy Neva

Prokofy Neva — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:04:24 +0000

>but please do everyone a favor and don’t ask everyone to be the same as you. How we relate to each other in this world is up to each of us as individuals, couples and groups.

And you’re the one who needs to a) stop this assanine notion that I’m somehow “urging everyone to be the same as me” just because I chose to express a moral stand and b) stop trying to force me to be like you. You confuse any expression of dissent with your tribal conformism as some kind of imperative — of the kind *you* issue.