Review of Sensory Systems I: Vision and Visual Systems.

1991 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-82
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
2009 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 639-645
Author(s):  
Koji Murai ◽  
Tadatsugi Okazaki ◽  
Yuji Hayashi
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Author(s):  
C. M. Bate ◽  
V. McM. Carr ◽  
P. P. C. Graziadei ◽  
H. V. B. Hirsch ◽  
A. Hughes ◽  
...  
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Author(s):  
Jonathan Weinel

This chapter explores altered states of consciousness in interactive video games and virtual reality applications. First, a brief overview of advances in the sound and graphics of video games is provided, which has led to ever-more immersive capabilities within the medium. Following this, a variety of games that represent states of intoxication, drug use, and hallucinations are discussed, in order to reveal how these states are portrayed with the aid of sound and music, and for what purpose. An alternative trajectory in games is also explored, as various synaesthetic titles are reviewed, which provide high-adrenaline experiences for ravers, and simulate dreams, meditation, or psychedelic states. Through the analysis of these, and building upon the previous chapters of Inner Sound, this chapter presents a conceptual model for ‘Altered States of Consciousness Simulations’: interactive audio-visual systems that represent altered states with regards to the sensory components of the experience.


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