Biography
Biography: Terry Daniels
Abstract
As the networks we use overcome the significance of our actual physical data virtual worlds become a more accurate representation of a our surroundings. Virtual worlds and metaphysics go hand in hand in a matrix of accidental artificial intelligence in the form of statistical data collected about our activity. When we wonder about the possibility of virtual versus real we must consider our need for a metaphysical connection with the technology which goes beyond the data. Our connection to the real world is lost when we fail to realize the potential of the networks we use. During this talk the speaker will engage the audience to search for or explain different types of metaphysical experiences and re-evaluate them as part of a paradigm for artistic endeavor. As we move into an age where computers will no longer be limited in computing power so to will the artists be free to be unlimited in their creativity. We currently live in a dark age metaphorically speaking when it comes to communications between individuals not only on, but also off the grid. Though all of us are connected though technology the use of these tools at a higher level of communication remains in its infancy. Metaphysics is thought of as something illusory or spiritual but most can claim to have experienced a moment in time whereupon time itself represented itself as something intangible. As humanity moves into this new cyber-terrain where physics takes on less significance than metaphysics we lose sight of the potential of humanity behind the benchmark of computational ability. It has become more important to emphasize and create new languages for computers an scientists to use rather than to create a new set of standards by which humans can be measured by. The speaker plans to discuss the current state of computing as it relates to the engagement of the viewer with relevant relativistic content.