2006-12-20

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by Yaz

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Still thinking about cyborgs, body, machine, bio~… this image created by Erik Vervroegen for Sony Playstation is striking! Found via NEXT NATURE!!! Some idea about what it is:

Q: Can you give a few examples of next nature?
A: Yes, here are some examples.
Example 1: Products that grow in its own packaging (see how to grow an orangina bottle).
Example 2: Lots of people play games. That’s culture. But when some people start living in games and even manage to earn an income within a virtual world. Then it becomes next nature.
Example 3: The use of domestic robots is rapidly increasing. People don’t have time to look after their smart alarm clocks, toasters and vacuum cleaners anymore. They will have to organize themselves.
Example 4: The Enologix company of Sonoma, California, makes software that predicts how a wine will rate in reviews even before it is made. In order to achieve the high rating, winemakers invest in processes rooted not in agriculture but in biochemical information. Wine making becomes an information science.
Example 5: In cities like Los Angeles, it is almost impossible to live without a car.
Example 6: The global economy is such a complex system we are unable to control it. Of course people try to influence it, but we cannot completely control it. It’s a next nature phenomenon.

I have found also the post virtual missing limb.

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