Wednesday, February 10, 2010

What is the science involved in the false reality of the ';Matrix'; films?

I was wondering if anyone knew if there is any science behind the ultra-realistic dream world that the characters in the matrix experienced when they had that needle stuck in their neck and their brain was told that it was somewhere that it wasn't. Is this possible? Is there any information on this field available? What are your thoughts about this technology in the future, even perhaps in a recreational form, like the next big thing in video game simulation or something?What is the science involved in the false reality of the ';Matrix'; films?
Well the Matrix was about a simulated reality created by sentient machines to pacify and make use of the human population as an energy source like when Morphis told Neo that the human race would be compared to a battery in the Matrix. Cybernetics is defined as the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication, and contol of living organisms, machines and organizations. I think this science best describes the happenings in the movie the Matrix because the ';machines'; were trying to take control of all three concepts mentioned in the Cybernetics definition. I know Cybernetics is used in data storage and there is something called Psycho Cybernetics which claims to hypnotize people out of bad habits, to improve one self esteem, and to acquire any skill a person wants. I think Psycho Cybernetics can be compared to the part in the Matrix where Trinity did not know how to fly a helicopter. Then a computer program on flying a helicopter was ran through her, and instantly, through the program, she knew how to fly the helicopter.What is the science involved in the false reality of the ';Matrix'; films?
i very much liked the first matrix (pop buddist theory), however did not care much for the second movie which led me to not want to watch the third movie.


so, in my opinion those movies aren't necessarily commenting on future sciences and technologies but exploring theology/philosophy.
I haven't heard of anything like this being developed, but I think that we could reach a point where this could be possible. The brain basically operates on electrical impulse, if we could figure out a way for a computer to generate the electrical impulses needed to create a ';false reality'; then I think it's plausible. Then we would could use computer programs to tell us different things. I guess we would have to employ some sort of real time computer programming and we'd have to figure out how to make the computer respond to our brain's own electrical impulses.


But I don't think this technology is within out reach in our lifetime.
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