Bolter and Grusin talk about what they term as “transparent immediacy.” Developers of new technology are working to one ultimate goal - to completely diminish the line between reality and fantasy. It seems as though works of art can not be completely real. Most art is manipulated by the artist or technology itself. The artist separates her/himself as well as the viewer from the subject. There is a line in which we can not cross, but people are fascinated with the idea of being able to do so. When working towards virtual reality, when will there be a stopping point? Should we have computers implanted in our brains, so that nothing we see has to be our true reality? I wonder if people will continue to marvel at technology (like those who jumped from their theater seats when seeing a moving train) or will we all some day be satisfied.
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Hi,
Parts of this post of yours, as well as portions of one of my blog essays, have been copied here
http://mediastudiesideas.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/immediacy-and-art/
without proper citation. It appears to be a student contribution on a blog for a media studies course.
This is essentially plagiarism. I've left two comments to this effect on that blog entry; these are still awaiting moderation. Assuming the instructor moderates the blog, I'm hoping he or she will address this breach of academic integrity.
I just thought I'd let you know that you've been ripped off as well.
Best,
Puck
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