[-empyre-] whose "our systems"

[Diana Taylor]

I like this definition of the 'virtual' a lot. I use it in a similar way,
as a flow..... thanks for this.
A singular conclusion of this short look at glass (through a pair of
glasses on a glass screen!) brings me to define the "virtual" as being *the
situation where one is experiencing an attenuation of energy flows (via
some 'blocking' or 'diverting' technology) that otherwise would be
impinging directly on the body-system.* This suggests that any discussion
of the virtual not be limited to material 'delivery' mechanisms or
mediatory (digital!) devices. Rather, a broad consideration of the
character of flows between the Self and the Other, the Self and the cosmos,
is needed: especially the relation between those flows and embodied sensory
presence. The dialectic of reality/virtuality is fundamentally about the
'allowance' or attenuation of potential energy flows as they effect change
in the energized body.

Diana


On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 12:17 PM, John Hopkins <jhopkins at neoscenes.net>
wrote:

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> Hei folks --
>
> As a gadfly, I'd point you to a short text excerpted from my dissertation
> that proposes a novel definition of the 'virtual' or 'virtuality'. It may
> be demonstrated as directly connected with last months sonic (energy!)
> explorations.
>
> That might however require more of a discussion than I can afford to
> engage in in the moment, unfortunately -- I'm rebuilding a small house in
> the mountains of central Arizona with the aim of reducing the GHG energy
> footprint...
>
> The discussions so far are going far too fast for me to make cogent
> contributions. I was on empyre years ago but left after a couple years,
> then a colleague told me about last months discussion which was right down
> my area of work, so I re-subscribed, but wasn't able to contribute much to
> a dialogue.
>
> Anyway, I thought I'd throw it out there ... The definition (model)
> addresses a number of the problematic issues around the use of the word --
> formost in my mind, virtuality's indelible link to the digital, and because
> of this, the vague historical sourcing/usage of the term.
>
> http://tech-no-mad.net/blog/archives/75283
>
> Cheers,
> John
>
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