“Welcome to The Amazing Digital Circus! My name is Caine, I’m your ringmaster, and I’m here to show you the most jaw-dropping, heart-stopping, MIND-BENDING paraphernalia you’ve ever laid your eyes upon!“―Caine introducing the Amazing Digital Circus |
What IS Reality?
(It’s an inferior version of science fiction; everyone knows that.)
Do YOU hate discussions of whether or not we live in a simulation? Then REALLY ACTUALLY DON’T COME HERE, NOT BECAUSE YOU AREN’T WELCOME, BUT BEAUSE THIS IS A DISCUSSION OF WHETHER REALITY IS REAL OR SIMULATED.
It’s ACTUALLY that. As in, it’s not some clever twist on the idea that will make you not hate it. Well, it might be. I mean, this ‘Steamspace’ thing doesn’t sound good, even to us. But we have to admit: Being able to wear nouused goggles on your t-shirt sure changes OUR reality. We’d certainly make an argument that being at a science fiction convention (if that’s what this is) would definitely count as an artificial state of reality.
This is, however, generally a classic “What IS Reality” panel. Certain kinds of science fiction conventions have them, and while we’re a festival, not a convention, we’d probably be that kind of con, if we were any kind of con.
If this is your gig, you should come on by and check it out.