Virtual Reality, Holographic Principle, Reality : Fact (reality) or Fiction (dreams)
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Virtual Reality, Holographic Principle, Reality : Fact (reality) or Fiction (dreams)
Proposition:
Our dreams are mixed reality, we envision and create based on the imagination. There is the boundless imagination and the boundary of reality. Technology gives us the construct to mix it up and virtualize the boundless part of our imagination with the realness of everyday perception. The question preposed here is what if one can not tell the difference between the everyday bounded reality and the perception of the virtual unbounded reality created with technology. What if some are bounded, while others are not. Waking or dreaming it is a state of being. It is proposed that this technological platform could also help those that struggle with the perception of their everyday waking and shape their perception to a more suitable environment.
The holographic Principle
is a property of quantum gravity and string theories which states that the description of a volume of space can be thought of as encoded on a boundary to the region—preferably a light-like boundary like a gravitational horizon. First proposed by Gerard ‘t Hooft, it was given a precise string-theory interpretation by Leonard Susskind[1] who combined his ideas with previous ones of Gerard ‘t Hooft and Charles Thorn.[1][2] In fact, as pointed out by Raphael Bousso,[3] Thorn observed in 1978 that string theory admits a lower dimensional description in which gravity emerges from it in what would now be called a holographic way.
Virtual Reality Therapy
Immersion Therapy (VRIT) [4] uses specially programmed computers, visual immersion devices and artificially created environments to give the patient a simulated experience[5] that can be used to diagnose and treat psychological conditions that cause patients difficulty. Since reaction to the hazards of the environment, such as heights, speaking in public, flying, close spaces, and the like are usually triggered by visual and auditory stimuli, VRIT is a means to reproduce or simulate such stimuli so the psychologist or psychiatrist can observe and measure the patient’s reaction, and provide appropriate treatment. Unlike traditional discussion sessions with psychologists and/or psychiatrists, called cognitive behavior therapy, such treatment may involve adjusting the virtual environment, such as for example adding controlled intensity smells or adding and adjusting vibrations, and allow the clinician to determine the triggers and triggering levels for each patient’s reaction. VRIT allows replaying virtual scenes, with or without adjustment, to habituate the patient to such environments. VRIT has the great advantage that while the patient experiences the perceived “dangerous” stimuli, the patient knows he or she is actually quite safe in a VRIT lab. This allows the patient to confront situations and achieve virtual victories that build self efficacy and the confidence that comes from mastering situations that the patient previously could not confront in real life, and through therapy learn to change behavior so as to eventually confront such situations in real life more successfully. VRIT has great promise since it historically produces a “cure” about 90% of the time at about half the cost of traditional cognitive behavior therapy, and is especially promising as a treatment for PTSD[6][7] where there are simply not enough psychologists and psychiatrists to treat all the veterans with anxiety disorders diagnosed as related to their military service.
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