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Originally Posted by Keeping It Simple
So, it seems virtual reality's original, Tron-like concept was radically downgraded to that of present day video games as a result of it not living up to it's hyperbole.
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'Virtual reality' as a concept far predates Tron. We're talking hundreds of years. If you want to follow someone like Haraway, it's a Platonic concept; whatever the weather, it certainly exists within Cartesian metaphysics. Also, it's always worth being cautious around the metaphysical concept of 'virtual reality' and the more Heideggerian idea of the cyborg (although I may be the only person who sees Heidegger in that).