Virtual World

"Virtual reality is immersive, which means that it is a medium whose purpose is to disappear" (Bolter, 2000, P22)

Bolter explains that today's users carry out a disappearing act, whilst interacting with virtual reality game; as the users will be spaced out from their reality daily lives, and will be zoned into their very own virtual presence, as we as the users interact with all different technologies. This interplays with Bolter's theory on 'Transparent Interface', where  "the user will move through space interacting with the object naturally" (Bolter, 2002, P 23), as this will allow the users to enter a environment and interact in which they think is physical.  This plays of on the "denying the mediated character" (Bolter, 2002, P23), relating to the progression on interface designers developing on a inter-less face interface, which could be possible due to the development of 'Transparent Immediacy'. Showing that Bolter's Transparent Interface consists on the concept of interfaces being used with out the guidance of buttons, where the users can have a immediate connection to the medium, in which they feel that they are in control. Therefore, this clearly shows that the drivers of the virtual world are out to persuade and manipulate the users in such a way they begin to questions their own beliefs, as well as reality.

As the development of new technologies develop, it will allow Immediacy to interlink with the growing sectors with the media industry, as it will become more and more consistence to our daily day lives, resulting on use depending on it within a unhealthy way. For example; media platforms like a book or a game can all be linked up with a emotional side, showing why the virtual world should be experiences  within the reality of completing or daily day to day tasks.

Bibliography

Bolter,J. D (2000) Remediation- Understanding New Media (MIT Press)