Comments on: Immersion

By: scamp_73

scamp_73 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:31:46 +0000

Very deep man. I don’t think were supposed to remember our dreams. They bypass memory so if you don’t write them down immediately there gone and even then they make no sense.

I must agree with you about virtual reality and I also think it is a way we personalize Things. Remember that paperclip guy clippy in windows 98.

Great article

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 10:16:14 +0000

I love this piece Ted. I too don’t dream too much at night, at least not that I remember. We all dream even if they are so deep they don’t show themselves to us. Home is very much like a dream while we are awake as you said. It is the life we may never live made into a virtual reality for us to enjoy. It gives us friends we would have never met, and places to visit without leaving our couch.

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 07:44:46 +0000

I do like your brain Mr.Ted!

I noticed you said we’d all go insane without dreams though, which made me chuckle, since I rarely dream. When I do, it’s usually pretty disturbing stuff though heh. Guess that’s why I’m Krazy!

Virtual reality is the thing I found myself looking for more and more as my gaming progressed throughout the years. I remember spending (probably way too many) hours in Super Mario Bros 2’s first level because it was the first game I owned where you could go BACKWARDS in the level and there was NO TIMER! I know right, halcyon days huh? But really, this fascinated me; then years later games like Ocarina of Time, GTA and Driver came along, which was as good as it got till GTA3; a functioning city you could properly tour.

The New GTA V features a new “passive” mode online whereby firearms are taken away. Which means a massive city/country to explore for more recreational activities without fear of being suddenly blasted by a rouge tank when you’re stepping off the golf course with your friends.

Seriously, this one idea of “passive” online means Home is about to look like a Commodore 64 game in comparison. No load screens; an entire city full of clothing shops, hairdressers, casinos, jewellers, car showrooms, private jet hires, customising garages, functioning buyable in-game property… Hell, you can even play the game’s stockmarket to make money! This will be my new virtual world that I’m always looking for…

Sorry, I’ll TRY not to talk about GTA again! It’s just; my mind is blown with all the possibilities of immersion!