The term “Philosophy” can refer to a method or approach to investigate how we should relate to and understand ourselves and the world. Moreover, how we understand ourselves and the world is dependent on technology — especially in the case of mediums that present and abstract information…
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We are not few who would save a coin or two by being able to be our own psychologist. In a very concrete sense, this is the topic of today’s entry — how Virtual Reality (VR) can allow us another perspective on ourselves, and how…
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On our ‘About’ page, we describe Matrise as a blog that focuses on the topics of VR and Consciousness, and the related Science & Philosophy. In this entry, we will discuss why we find both Science & Philosophy essential and how the disciplines compliment each…
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In this piece, we discuss how we can use a floatation tank to increase our immersion and presence in Virtual Reality. If we look to our glossary, we see Presence within Virtual Reality (VR) defined as the degree to which the subject feels present in the…
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Introduction to Mysticism Within Mysticism, the merging of Self and World — Inner and Outer — is seen as the utmost aim. Mysticism can be found within most of the world religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Islam — and its aim is often…
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N.B: This post is the third and final post in a series on VR metaphysics; the entries comment upon a metaphysical stand towards VR technology. The two previous posts that precede this one, are linked here: 1) “On Mediums of Abstraction and Transparency“, and 2)…
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N.B: This post is the second out of three, in a series that comments upon a metaphysical stand towards VR technology. More specifically, it deals with the philosophy of Heidegger in relation to Virtual Reality. The first post, preceding this one, is “On Mediums of…
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N.B: This blog post is the first of three posts in a series that comments upon a metaphysical stand towards Virtual Reality technology. The posts following these as the second and third, are “Heidegger’s Virtual Reality” and “The Mind as Medium“. 1/3 Technology, in all…
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Since Rene Descartes published his Meditations in 1647, the West has been interested in what is real or authentic, and whether any knowledge of this is at all possible. In his text, Descartes outlines the idea of a potential “Evil Deceiver”; a demon that could alter his…
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