31 Jul 2008   08:41:56 am
What are videogames really teaching us
Technology is changing our perception of time and space. It is gradually adjusting us to a new understanding that we are living in multiple dimensions. Even the words we use to define the technology — words like virtual reality, the World Wide Web, and Second Life — show our unconscious making an effort to adjust us to the inevitable shift that we will soon come to know.

We have always lived in multiple dimensions — we’re not limited to the 3 dimensions we’ve been aware of.

Soon we will not need technology anymore. It’s like learning how to ride a bike with training wheels. At some point, we'll take away the training wheels and we’ll experience the real worldwide web that’s been connecting us all along.

We're becoming aware of the second and third lives we’ve been experiencing in other dimensions that are always hiding beyond a thin veil. The games kids are playing are one way of understanding this new reality.

The avatars they choose are similar to the multiple selves we really are. You give your avatar an identity and create a world for them. Your actions determine how they live and when and how they will die. Video and online games are a pre-requisite to a new understanding of reality.
Category : Video Games and Learning | Posted By : Karen Littman
 
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