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- Subject: Re: what to pack for cyber-travel
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- Date: 19 Nov 92 21:48:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.140004.1@tesla.njit.edu>, kpm8447@tesla.njit.edu writes...
- >> Far out. What department are you in that supports thesis choices like the
- >> above? Or is this for an undergrad senior thesis project?
- >
- >It's for my B.A. in Art. Our senior thesis program allows all sorts of
- >creativity.
- >
- >> What to bring: Your wits. What else is required? You can't bring physical
- >> objects if you are just a representation of data. Or are you assuming that you
- >> will have sensory perception as in the reality? In that case, are the "physical
- >> objects" you bring just there as interface tools, i.e. like icons which you
- >> would use to execute commands?
- >> A camera would be nice - gottat have something for that scapbook!
- >> C-ya
- >> FcR
- >
- >I'm trying to explore this idea in the sense of ACTUALLY being inside the
- >machine. You could bring a pack (packet-data?) of stuff. Like "Neuromancer"
- >your bible, food, or whatever.
- >I figured that a virus construction kit could be a good start..sort of like
- >protection incase something happens while you are on your journey. A map
- >of cyberspace would also be important. (I'm going to create a map for my
- >thesis) It's sorta like "I want to go across the country, what should I bring"
- >but is "I want to go across the country in cyberspace, what should I bring"
- >
-
- i would throw out the idea that you should first plan to go
- on a cross-country hiking (hitching or otherwise) trip with
- all types of stuff and then figure out a cyberspace equivalent...
-
- what would a swiss army knife in cyberspace be made up of?
- what kinda boots do you want?
- you want to bring a tent? a sle
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