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Here's a fun thought that is really more of a science-fiction writing prompt: The author talks about his instinct to interact with the real world in the same wa
by davesque 10y ago
Here's a fun thought that is really more of a science-fiction writing prompt: The author talks about his instinct to interact with the real world in the same way he interacted with the VR world. What if, as humans develop more and more realistic and immersive VR systems, it gives their bodies a real evolutionary incentive to develop telekinetic abilities?
- api 10y agoThere's a Stephen King novel called The Lawnmower Man that's basically this premise exactly. The film version is decent too and kind of fun in a 90s cyberpunk throwback sense too. Stay away from the sequels since as usual they are terrible.
- munificent 10y ago> There's a Stephen King novel called The Lawnmower Man that's basically this premise exactly. The Lawnmower Man I remember is just a short story and has nothing to do with VR or cyberspace at all. The movie doesn't have anything to do with the story. Like "I, Robot", it's a case where an existing unrelated screenplay had the name of a famous written work slapped on it to try to increase viewership.
- somedumbguy22 10y agoOr, after they leave the VR experience, the people find they can still do the same things/have the same powers, leaving them questioning if they ever left. Kind of like what happens to Neo in the Matrix.
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- GuiA 10y agoOrganisms don't have evolutionary incentives to develop abilities. Environments exert evolutionary pressures, which select for/against existing traits (inherited or mutated) in organisms.
- davesque 10y agoI wasn't really being serious.