ENGL 376MM:
New Media Studies

A Fall 2008 course at the University of Mary Washington exploring the discourses of counter-factual world building in new media culture.

Stream of Consciousness

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My project is in the form of an essay, but is really just many of my opinions and feelings about the things we've learned and discussed this semester. Hence the title, "Stream of Consciousness."

I talked about the possibility of a dangerous future due to VR as well as the positives VR can make to our future. I also discussed my increasing fascination with alternate reality games and how I can totally see myself in the future playing one and being completely into it. I did not know anything about any VR stuff before this class. And a lot of it won't really effect the life I live now, or my future. But I feel more open to technology and to the idea of SL and IF after this class. I don't think it's as strange as I originally thought.

My final is just a rambling of my thoughts and ideas based on IF, SL, and ARGs. I also talk about "Lawnmower Man" and "The Machine Stops" very briefly to show my point. Although this is not a "Traditional Essay" and doesn't follow a 5 paragraph essay form, I think it serves to support my point of view and my opinions.

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