Simulation and Hyperreality
Today’s society can be described as fragmented or broken through the reliance we have on technology to live our lives. Even though technology is needed in our lives, it can create a negative stigma.
Simulation/Simulacrum theorist – Jean Baudrillard
Hyperreality is where a certain environment is made up or simulated to make up for a ‘broken’ world. Virtual Reality is a type of hyperreality which brings upon the allowance for someone to create their own new life, yet not real. Free for personalised customisation and ideation which is not allowed in the real world.
Due to the evolution of technology, hyperreality and simulation is becoming increasingly difficult to resist. Yet movies such as “Ready Player One’ gives us as an audience belief that simulated worlds can be resisted.
This link shows, with the increase of new technologies, that we are getting close to the world of Ready Player One, conveyed in the movie
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-close-are-we-ready-player-one
James Muggeridge 
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You have provided us with such an informative and engaging article about this weeks topic! Keep up the great work.
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