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Examples of the Hyperreal: Ghost Cities in China
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/07/20/what-will-become-of-chinas-ghost-cities/ Because of its rapid economic development, China has constructed several cities that it intends to fill with people and their burgeoning activity. However, the cities often experience a time gap between construction and occupation and use, resulting in a … Continue reading
The Star Wars Effect — How hyperreality is changing reality
http://www.space.com/8917-star-wars-changed-world.html Along with the massive pop culture influence Star Wars holds, this article argues that this hyperreal science-fantasy is shaping several current technological trends, including a miniature ‘Death Star’ that targets malaria-carrying mosquitoes. This is an excellent example of the … Continue reading
Hyperreal Example – Touched Up Model
My example of hyperreal was a touched up photo of a model. Photoshop is often used to blur the line between real and fabricated, and that is done exceptionally well with photos of individuals for magazines and other media sources. … Continue reading
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“The Sandman,” E. T. A. Hoffman, and Romanticism vs. the Enlightenment
Given the importance of E.T.A. Hoffman’s, The Sandman, to Freud’s, The Uncanny, and thus it’s importance to The Freudian Robot, I decided to read Hoffman’s work, which you can do here at the following pdf link: http://art3idea.psu.edu/metalepsis/texts/sandman.pdf I found Hoffman’s work … Continue reading
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New York Times Article
This New York Times Article brings up some important parts in relation to the Buddhist concept of desire. As noted in the Confucian anecdote presented by Liu, the old man fears losing an essential part of his humanity as he … Continue reading
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ELIZA
The ELIZA software was created in the 1960’s as a psychoanalyst. Individuals during that time would actually incite a conversation with the software to resolve their issues. However, ELIZA would converse in a roundabout way without offering substantial insight. ELIZA … Continue reading
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Freudian Robot: Death Instinct and Entropy
I was interested in further understanding the link between drawing upon the concept of entropy and converting the law of thermodynamics from one of heat to that of energy. I researched further that entropy is a law describing how nature tends … Continue reading
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The Implications of Computerized Therapy
http://psychcentral.com/lib/computerized-therapy-will-your-next-therapist-be-a-computer/ This linked article describes a future of (as well as come current and past examples) computational therapy. A program mentioned in the Freudian Robot chapter, ELIZA, is described as a program built on the principals of psychologist Carl Rodgers, which … Continue reading
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The Ultimate (Useless) Machine
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323628804578348572687608806 My article was written as recently as 2013, and brings back to light the purpose–or lack thereof–of the Ultimate Machine. Having been invented in the 1950s, the Ultimate Machine had been largely forgotten and unsurprisingly so. The machine is … Continue reading
Contextualization Link
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150806144425.htm This article explains the current project underway to get robots to organize themselves as small groups to accomplish tasks. This requires a new level of communication that might stem out of self awareness or at the very least, Darwinian … Continue reading