Report by Ad Hoc Committee on Virtual Environments - part 2
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Course Goals . (1) Discuss biological enhancements, advances in neuroscience, medical breakthroughs, technological change and exponential computing. (2) Use scientific experimentation to analyze how experiencing virtuality is changing human beings and their environments. (3) Assess implications of science and technology policy related to technological advances. (4) Participate in a simulation of virtuality reflecting Vittorio Gallese’s theory
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Course Goals.
(1) Discuss biological enhancements, advances in neuroscience, medical breakthroughs, technological change and exponential computing.
(2) Use scientific experimentation to analyze how experiencing virtuality is changing human beings and their environments.
(3) Assess implications of science and technology policy related to technological advances.
(4) Participate in a simulation of virtuality reflecting Vittorio Gallese’s theory of embodied simulation.
FOBH Second Life Activity• Step 1: Experience
transformation. • Step 2: Transport to
various worlds. • Step 3: Explore future,
past and imagined worlds in this form, using scientific methodology within a framework of biological advances, artificial life, and emerging technologies
• Step 4: Write a 500-word report based on your experiences using a scientific approach.
