Computer Generated Media and Experiential Impact on Our Imaginations

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Abstract

The human imagination is puzzling. Barring extreme cases, every person has an intimate relationship with their own imagination, and although the constitution of that relationship may itself be obscure, we should not assume that it is thus inconsequential. This raises the salient question of this essay: How is imagination consequential? I develop an account of the imagination that helps to evaluate the impact of digital manipulation through Computer Generated Media on our imaginations, especially as it occurs in media-saturated societies. This essay proceeds in four parts. First, I briefly develop an account of the imagination that serves this evaluation. Second, I describe how digital technology is able to impact our imaginations. Third, I explore the impacts that this has on our imaginations—what I label the horizontal and vertical stretching of our imaginations. Lastly, I consider plausible consequences of stretching our imaginations with digital technologies.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalTechné: Research in Philosophy and Technology
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • computer generated media
  • imagination
  • perceptual realism
  • virtual body
  • visual technology

EGS Disciplines

  • Philosophy

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