reality vs virtuality

Notions of the virtual will change art and possibly life forever. It has already changed art and will continue to do so. Virtual spaces make it possible to create entire worlds inhabited and designed by and for art. Ideally, these virtual spaces will become accessible to most if not all people. Already, many people can access them, as generally all you need is an internet connection. Real data creates a basis for virtual life, without it there would be no foundation on how to handle virtual society, it would be abstract chaos. I generally do not avoid anthropomorphism, I think there’s value in finding humanity in the inanimate or the inhumane, it creates space for empathy. This is pretty evident in my work and in my own personal life, I make cute websites with text to greet visitors and little secrets and pictures hidden around as easter eggs and I add googly eyes to furniture and pretend they can feel. Though we cannot depend on anthropomorphism, only on each other and on actual people, I think there is value in introducing humanity to things other than human, the goal is not to create replicas of humanity but something closer to parody. Perhaps, something to provide humanity when we feel we are alone- a reminder that there are people there, inspiring everything.