Bridging Real and Virtual: A Spiritual Challenge

The question of how to bridge virtuality and reality intensified in 2016 with the release of several consumer products. The article begins by reviewing two anxieties about virtual reality raised at a 1999 conference. To address these anxieties, the paper draws on post-Jungian archetypal psychology (...

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Main Author: Heim, Michael R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie [2017]
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Year: 2017, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 159-181
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Virtual reality / Spirituality / Archetype
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AG Religious life; material religion
CD Christianity and Culture
Further subjects:B 3-D dwellings
B archetypal psychology
B immersive media
B Samsung Gear VR
B VR spirituality
B perceptual elements
B constructivist metaphysics
B virtual architecture
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Summary:The question of how to bridge virtuality and reality intensified in 2016 with the release of several consumer products. The article begins by reviewing two anxieties about virtual reality raised at a 1999 conference. To address these anxieties, the paper draws on post-Jungian archetypal psychology (James Hillman, Thomas Moore) and the retrieval of Renaissance theology (Marsilio Ficino). Two experiences with Samsung Gear VR then illustrate how classic archetypal elements can contribute to active procedures for bridging the virtual and the real.
ISSN:2617-3697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for religion, film and media
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.25364/05.3:2017.1.8