Virtual Reality – Specialized Technology for You and Me
Virtual reality, emblematic depiction of the future of technology
Programming individualized, everyone dealing in specialties
Metaphorical expressions developing perceptually
Abstraction no longer the exception, hence the new ordinary
Conformism only relevant in the physical world, or partially
A quantum shift from left to right, from up to down, day to night
Contested tracts of mental real-estate constantly battle for supremacy
One mind, one vision, one direction, each achieved but in sections
Computer generated simulations, breakthrough environmental relations
Interactions totally new, three-dimensional imagery fill the room
Invisible friends now in living color, shaking hands, smelling flowers
Imaginary worlds where dreams come true, doors open, roses turn blue
Waterfalls that run uphill, ice-cold fire, endless daylight, overkill
Passing hours, or is it days, the real world knocking loudly, what to say
Electronic medication, digital inebriation, pass the platform at the station
Computers, laptops, tablets, and phones, piling up the guarding stones
Digital fortress, my how it’s grown, protecting this world I call my own
Secrets kept, locked deep inside, coding and firewalled what I want to hide
Exhaustion but a state of mind, must continue, there’s data to be mined
Paint the trees a brilliant gold, tape up the branches, wear a blindfold
With every option available to me, it’s no wonder I call this sanctuary
Session ending, sleep overdue, mustn’t linger, keep curfew
It’s lights out and power-down time, get nutrionalized, then bedtime
Mind’s eye filled with images from the session, leaves me with a question
Ask and ask again but no answer will suffice, finding myself in need of advice
Without warning I’m moving with purpose, no longer scared, no longer nervous
Back on-line, a search engine this time, in the place where every answer’s sublime
The real world going the way of the cassette, the technology can’t compete with the net
Colors and magic appear from the screen, blurring the hours that are spent in between
Life as we know it has come to an end; virtual reality is where we transcend
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Nicely written and I wonder where these technologies lead us. At some point we’ll wonder what reality is, as the technology will render little difference. Thought-provoking on many levels, but for me a questionable advancement.
A new reality … all technology. I wonder if the time will come when all we need our minds for is to know how to push the right button? Virtual reality seems a bit exciting, but whose reality is it? Very well-phrased and thought-provoking, Ralph.
A new reality … all technology. I wonder if the time will come when all we need our minds for is to know how to push the right button? Virtual reality seems a bit exciting, but whose reality is it? Very well-phrased thoughts, Ralph.
The only thing I want from virtual reality is to be able to speak to long deceased relatives, where their conscious thought is uploaded to an interactive interface and they are programmed to act by studying their possessions and possibly uploading video of them. The whole fantasy becoming reality notion is cool, and now gaming systems and cell phones are making us capable to be able to evolve in this virtual world. Great phrasing in this piece, I love your usage of vocabulary here. Nice work Ralph. ~Paul
Since I first read , Ralph, I have heard more about these little machines. They can be used to help people with learning challenges, can educate children to develop skills and so many beneficial learning tools.
My daughter got one and I so enjoyed watching her and then my grandson with a haunted castle tour. It was so funny to see them react, turn all around to follow the hallways, jump and yell when bats flew at them. We had so much fun with it.
Thanks, Ralph, for introducing this to us. I love it .