Immersion Power

Immersion Power
People always imagine themselves flying and doing things that they would not ordinarily be able to do in real life. People want to be able to experience the thrill of the extraordinary, but without the risk to their safety. They want to experience the extraordinary parts of life lacking in reality. For instance, people want to feel the bloodlust of humanity but have a safety insurance when experiencing things, like chopping off someone’s head, so they do this by immersing themselves in alternate worlds. This feeling can now be experienced vicariously through a horror movie. In a vampire movie or story, we can see violent when they have to suck blood to survive, but we are fascinated. In the article, “Why Vampires Never Die”, Del Toro and Hogan express the idea that the creation of the vampire was a need of humans to seek not only for eternal life, but also to see their bloodlust fantasies. As they say “the vampire transforms our vile, mortal selves into the gold of eternal youth, and instills in us something that every social construct seeks to quash: primal lust” (Toro & Hogan 379). Human want to explore their extraordinary desire to something that is visualized, like the power of vampires. Modern day technology allows us to realistically and convincingly recreate the extraordinary, and to deliver it to the public via Movies, Television, Video Games, and the Internet. The result of immersion technology is not only entertainment, but also it is a useful source for everyone to live out their fantasies. New technology, especially the more immersive ones such as IMAX, 3D, and UltraHD, make the extraordinary accessible to anyone for a small amount of money. Though some might argue that immersion technology has a somewhat negative impact on how people act, it actually helps people understand life in a deeper way.
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