eXistenZ
Enter into the futuristic world of virtual reality where you get lost between what is reality and fiction. Cyberspace is the next location we will visit in the gaming world and this movie takes us there. Ever wondered what it would be like to experience computer simulation and be part of a whole new reality? In this movie a group of gamers take the plunge and step into this cosmos to test a new game pod. After the creator of this revolutionary new interactive video game is shot, she must play the game with a trustworthy person to test that her invention wasn’t damaged during the download. If the pod is damaged, 5 precious years of creating this advancement in technology will be wasted. eXistenZ compares to the movie Tron, which also takes us into a dangerous cyberworld and engagers us in the experience of a new world and the relationship we have with robots. These films force us to think in a new way about how technology works. Walter Ong suggests that fresh technologies not only change the way we live but increase our thinking capacity (Swenson 2006). As technology changes so does a society and we are forever evolving from the new things we learn. Even if we don’t adopt the technology after it has been released; the social consciousness will eventually take us in the direction of change.
Take a look at the trailer of the best scene from Tron:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEU5Mk_pmlE&NR=1
Reference
IMBD 1999, eXistenz, accessed on 23 August, 2011 from http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120907/
Swenson, J, Young, CA, McGrail, E, Rozema, R, Whitin, P 2006, Extending the conversation: New technologies, new literacies, and English education, vol. 38, no.4, p. 352. http://search.proquest.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/docview/214372432/fulltextPDF/13174733297A1742E3/1?accountid=14543 accessed on 27 August 2011 from Proquest.
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