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Ubiquitous computing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ubiquitous computing ( ubicomp ) is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities.
In philosophy , reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. [ 1 ] In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is and has been , whether or not it is observable or comprehensible .
Reality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In metaphysics (in particular, ontology ), the different kinds or ways of being are called categories of being or simply categories.
Category of being - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyperreality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hyperreality is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from a simulation of reality, especially in technologically advanced post-modern societies. Hyperreality is a way of characterizing what our consciousness defines as "real" in a world where a multitude of media can radically shape and filter an original event or experience.
Simulated reality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simulated reality is the proposition that reality could be simulated—perhaps by computer simulation —to a degree indistinguishable from "true" reality.
Cyberspace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyberspace is the electronic medium of computer networks, in which online communication takes place. [ 1 ] The term "cyberspace" was first used by the cyberpunk science fiction author William Gibson , [ 2 ] though the concept was described somewhat earlier, for example in the Vernor Vinge short story " True Names ," and even earlier in John M. Ford's novel, Web of Angels.
Mixed reality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mixed reality (MR) (encompassing both augmented reality and augmented virtuality ) refers to the merging of real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualisations where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time. A mix of reality , augmented reality , augmented virtuality and virtual reality .
Consensus reality is an approach to answering the philosophical question "What is real ?" It gives a practical answer: reality is either what exists, or what we can agree seems to exist. [ citation needed ] The process has been (perhaps loosely and a bit imprecisely) characterised as "when enough people think something is true, it... takes on a life of its own". [ citation needed ] The term is usually used disparagingly as by implication it may mean little more than "what a group or culture chooses to believe", and may bear little or no relationship to any "true reality", and, indeed, challenges the notion of "true reality".
Consensus reality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia