Paris in the Twentieth Century by Jules Verne (1863)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century

https://www.openculture.com/2016/01/jules-verne-accurately-predicts-what-the-20th-century-will-look-like.html

It was as if JV could see into the future or sense various future scenarios.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century#Predictions_for_1960

http://www.unmuseum.org/verne.htm

24 years after JV wrote that book, Gustave_Eiffel is able to start construction of a 300m tower.

https://www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/en/jules-verne-restaurant.html

Construction started	28 January 1887
Completed	15 March 1889
Opening	31 March 1889

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower 1889

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Construction 300m

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_the_Paris_region

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Plaza 320m

It was as if JV was writing about glass and steel towers such as these.

https://archinect.com/news/article/40609922/foster-partners-designed-hermitage-plaza-granted-building-permit

However, they end up being constructed in the early 21st century, not in the 20th.

https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/complex/367

https://www.archilovers.com/projects/17528/hermitage-plaza.html

https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/alphaville 1965 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058898

"Alphaville combines the genres of dystopian science fiction and film noir. There are no special props or futuristic sets; instead, the film was shot in real locations in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings (that in 1965 were new and strange architectural designs) represent the city's interiors. The film is set in the future but the characters also refer to twentieth-century events; for example, the hero describes himself as a Guadalcanal veteran." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)#Legacy_and_influences 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Alphaville

"In New York you can forget, forget how to sit still
Tell yourself you will stay in
But it's down to Alphaville" https://www.u2.com/lyrics/92

https://www.u2songs.com/demos/alphaville , https://www.youtube.com/c/U2/videos

"The song debuted on 19 October 2000 at the ManRay club in Paris, as part of a promotional concert for the October 30 release of All That You Can't Leave Behind." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_(U2_song)#Live_performances , https://www.u2gigs.com/show1145.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i78n3mhDwC8 , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTPP6I-_xZ4

http://www.roomonethousand.com/eiffels-apartment-and-the-architecture-of-dreams

Jules_Verne wrote about a time when there would be 300m+ towers in Paris and Gustave_Eiffel was the one to start the first of those magnificent towers.

https://www.restaurants-toureiffel.com/en/jules-verne-restaurant/the-restaurant.html

No Man's Sky's very own Rapture is too big to visit

"The tricks used to create this base means visitors only see a fraction of its sprawl." 

 https://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-skys-very-own-rapture-is-too-big-to-visit

The creators of NMS knew that they would need to have the biggest game environment possible.  

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/10/no-mans-sky-release-would-you-play-a-game-that-takes-584-billion-years-to-explore.html

It's the game that keeps growing into a vast scale and vision.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/11/video-game-no-mans-sky-is-so-huge-and-popular-players-have-discovered-more-virtual-species-than-animals-on-earth/

"There's a robot that lives inside No Man's Sky that nobody outside of the development team may ever see, because its entire purpose is to fly to each of the game's 18 quintillion worlds, take short videos and document its interstellar travels as a series of animated GIFs.

Developer Hello Games built this probe because, at its core, No Man's Sky is so massive that its statistically insignificant team of four human artists can't control or oversee its creation. At best, they can audit some of what already happened and adjust accordingly.

So, instead of pure human oversight, No Man's Sky is governed by what art director Grant Duncan calls a team of thousands of "mindless idiots" — the computer code and algorithms that take the structure that he and his team created and turned that into a universe." 

https://www.polygon.com/2015/3/3/8140343/no-mans-sky-space-probes-gdc-quintillion-worlds

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/09/29/no-mans-sky-doesnt-even-look-like-the-same-game-anymore/?sh=2320d4e24ebe

August 2021 marks the 5th anniversary since the release of No_Man's_Sky. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man's_Sky#Gameplay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_No_Man's_Sky

https://www.kotaku.com.au/tags/no-mans-sky

Sci-Fi Ships and Shapes

 https://nerdist.com/article/fictional-watercraft-size-comparison-video

So many times what was once just in a Sci-Fi context eventually becomes reality.

https://nerdist.com/article/science-fiction-starships-size-comparison-video

Leonardo_da_Vinci was certainly one of the worlds great visionaries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_inventions_of_Leonardo_da_Vinci#Leonardo's_inventions_made_reality

https://www.livescience.com/49210-leonardo-da-vinci-futuristic-inventions.html

https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/leonardo-da-vincis-genius-visions-future-sketches

Leonardo da Vinci Created a Unique Map And Predicted the Future Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVIMuGTuru0

How Leonardo da Vinci made a "satellite" map in 1502 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gEwEcYnewE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon , 

https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/vernorig.html , 

https://www.zmescience.com/other/science-abc/things-jules-verne-got-right-and-he-didnt-2008

https://interestingengineering.com/prophet-or-futurist-7-technologies-jules-verne-predicted-leagues-ahead-of-his-time

Cyberpunk 2077 is a Glitchy Buggy Mess...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGgkF7fh4MA

Now that 2020 is over it's time to really see what others think about CP 2077.

...Done Defending Cyberpunk 2077 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohARQ9kUCa4 

Cyberpunk 2077’s Problems Go Much Deeper Than Bugs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bexA1Oolp0k

The general consensuses is that its over hyped and should have been a much better build or design.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/style/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html

A game that's already in need of a reboot, or as some say, it would have to be totally rebuilt. Bit by bit with a much better arrangement of electrons and photons.

http://retrophaseshift.com/2020/12/18/cyberpunk-2077-struggles-of-a-genre

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

Is the Universe an algorithm? ‘Zoom-in enough and you can see the pixels’

 https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1375790/physics-thought-experiment-is-the-universe-an-algorithm-philosophy-evg

It seems that there has almost always been some people that are more curious about pondering, The Nature of Reality. (TNOR)

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/862361/simulation-theory-matrix-elon-musk-nick-bostrom-oxford-university

Of course some people have such fear of the unknown, they would rather humans be like content pet mice in a cage. Is the human herd nothing more than someones lab experiment?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1165219/simulation-theory-matrix-are-we-in-a-simulation-nick-bostrom-universe-news

If this world is part of a cosmic program or simulation, then it might be just as much of a school than a prison.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/863650/Elon-Musk-Rick-and-Morty-Twitter-Singularity-Tesla-California

Since ancient times several people have believed that this world & life are the products of a cosmic creator or an ET gamer. 

https://medium.com/predict/ready-player-two-and-the-upcoming-escape-to-the-virtual-world-should-we-or-shouldnt-we-ccf94da58680

https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1015948/elon-musk-simulation-theory-spacex-tesla-joe-rogan-experience

The science approach isn't about looking for a creator, it's more about unraveling how everything works. As computer simulations become more advanced and realistic, more people will start to consider that this world is part of a cosmic simulation. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Cosmic+MATRIX

Fans React to The Mandalorian Chapter 16: "The Rescue"

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QedbgpBe6kg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_16:_The_Rescue#Plot

The_Mandalorian just keeps getting better. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandalorian#Episodes

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=STAR+WARS

The Last Wave (1977)

On 13 December 1977 audiences first got to see The_Last_Wave movie. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076299

"Learning more about Aboriginal practices and the concept of Dreamtime as a parallel world of existence, Burton comes to believe the strange weather bodes of a coming apocalypse.

The film climaxes in a confrontation between the lawyer and the tribe's shaman in a subterranean sacred site. Overcoming the shaman, Burton escapes to the surface, but in the tunnel loses various tribal relics. After emerging from the sewer, he collapses on the beach and stares entranced at the horizon. The screen is filled by the shot of a towering ocean wave, though it remains unclear whether we are witnessing reality or sharing in Burton's final, apocalyptic premonition." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Wave#Plot

As Burton investigates, he learns the remains of an ancient civilisation still exist below the streets of Sydney, and that his dreaming is way of alerting him to an approaching apocalypse, the imminent destruction of the city by a giant wave.

Burton escapes from a subterranean sacred site, which seems to show South American Indians once made their way to Australia, and seeks to warn Sydney of its fate, but he's too late …

https://www.ozmovies.com.au/movie/last-wave

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Australia

Microsoft develops new system that can tell when employees are bored

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9003681/Microsoft-develops-new-tell-employees-bored.html

Yes indeed, whether working in an office or from home, the system wants people to be even more productive, efficient and obedient. Don't want to be part of the rat-race in the office, you can just be another mouse in a tech-maze of control at home.

Another mysterious monolith has been discovered in Romania

 https://www.cnet.com/news/another-mysterious-monolith-has-been-discovered-in-romania

Perhaps it just started out as an obscure prank in Utah, but now this one in Romania could be part of a series of pranks.

https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2020/11/30/21726590/utah-monolith-romania-photos

The Borg and Transhumanism in General

Transhumanism shouldn't mean that all of surviving humanity transcends into something like the Borg_Collective. Digitally augmented or upgraded people shouldn't be a Loss_of_human_identity.

Where as Borg-Assimilation is about humanoids without having any human identity. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Borg#Physiology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg#Origin The quest to engineer human_enhancement doesn't have to result into a Borg type scenario. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Borg#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism#History

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Borg+and+Transhumanism+in+General

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+BORG

The Absurdity of, Things to Come...

 

wikipedia/en/b/ba/Things-to-Come-UK-poster.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Things_to_Come (1936) http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/AuthorSpecAlphaList.asp?BkNum=378

Of course protective equipment and clothing are important, but could things go over the top?

https://www.gizbot.com/gadgets/news/these-helmets-are-all-you-need-to-protect-yourself-from-coronavirus-071023.html

This just might be the epitome of personal-protective-equipment-(ppe)

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54916159 You might as well protect your self from something like The_Andromeda Strain. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028358/mediaviewer/rm2432427264

Why just wear a mask when you are the only one in a car? Now you can totally suit up wherever you go in any vehicle. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028358/mediaviewer/rm4155779328 Yes, the future global technocracy society is full of excitement and danger, so some might want to go into PPE overdrive. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028358/mediaviewer/rm1473261824 Fear has become the perfect vehicle to encourage humanity to become little bubbles of isolation. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028358/mediaviewer/rm2043687168 As a carbon-based life unit, the system will constantly encourage people about reducing_carbon_footprints. Eventually, the world will be obsessed with Carbon_footprint reduction. A global AI robotic technocracy might eventually decide to phase out humanity altogether. Why? Because humans-are-carbon-based-lifeforms. 

"The Daleks were conceived by science-fiction writer Terry Nation and first appeared in the 1963 Doctor Who serial The Daleks, in the shells designed by Raymond Cusick.

Drawing inspiration from the Nazis, Nation portrayed the Daleks as violent, merciless and pitiless cyborg aliens, who demand total conformity to their will^[1] and are bent on the conquest of the universe and the extermination of what they see as inferior races. Collectively they are the greatest enemies of Doctor Who's protagonist, the Time Lord known as "the Doctor." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek

Whether its something like the Daleks or the Borg, a Global A.I. System just might not eventually see a need for there to be that many people & other life forms on earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence 

Total AI cellphones can be a great tool for people, as long as it doesn't lead to AI run Totalitarianism.

https://medium.com/gobeyond-ai/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-mobile-phones-is-it-a-good-thing-fe044f20ea6c 

A human initiated global A.I. management system would eventually want to inject people with Nanoprobes for ID & general Biochip tracking purposes. Global A.I. would see the efficiency of tracking the human herd like cattle & other livestock. If global A.I. became obsessed with eliminating carbon, it might seek a Final_Solution for humanity. Perhaps some people and other life forms might still be permitted to live on a totally A.I. run planet, but they would likely be injected with Nanorobotics to facilitate Assimilation. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028358

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/shine-on-you-crazy-diamond-why-humans-are-carbon-based-lifeforms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism#Artificial_intelligence_and_the_technological_singularity

AL & AI https://thegradient.pub/an-introduction-to-artificial-life-for-people-who-like-ai

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Borg+and+Transhumanism+in+General

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=AI

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Artificial+Life

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cyborg

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+BORG

neXt: Cancelled by FOX, No Season Two

 https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/next-cancelled-by-fox-no-season-two-thriller-tv-series

Next had some potential if the pace of the story had picked up. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9315054

So its just become a 10 part miniseries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_(2020_TV_series)#Episodes

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Next+TV+Series

‘Brave New World’ Canceled By Peacock After One Season

 https://deadline.com/2020/10/brave-new-world-canceled-peacock-one-season-1234603893

Well, that's it for the Brave_New_World_TV_series. It was a very good production overall. A.I. and the multilevel (digital) reality theme was cleverly depicted in this TV adaptation of the book.

Earlier in 2020, lots of people were delighted and fascinated with this TV adaptation. https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a34247909/brave-new-world-ending-explained-box 

Unfortunately, this version of BNW is just limited to a 9 episode run.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brave_New_World#Comparisons_with_George_Orwell's_Nineteen_Eighty-Four

BNW still serves as a warning about any totalitarian system. Do people just want to become like lab mice in someones maze, or continue to try to perpetuate a freer approach to thinking & living?

NEXT (A.I.)

 NEXT has the potential to be an interesting A.I. themed TV series. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_(2020_TV_series)#Episodes

https://variety.com/2020/tv/reviews/next-review-fox-john-slattery-1234785541

Unfortunately, this new TV series didn't catch on and was cancelled.

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/next-cancelled-by-fox-no-season-two-thriller-tv-series

A.I. is rapidly becoming a digital force within high technology. A little like an A.I version of, The_Ghost_in_the_Machine.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/ai-robotics-potential-human-emotion A.I will eventually become ubiquitous all over the planet & beyond.

https://www.wired.com/story/alexa-own-questions-you

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9315054

https://www.wired.com/category/business/artificial-intelligence

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Next: the A.I. TV series

 https://www.fox.com/next , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9315054 

I already liked the premise of NEXT right from the first episode, but some people just might see it as the same old runaway A.I. theme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_(2020_TV_series)

A.I. can be a fantastic tool for humanity.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/next-tv-review

But what if someday A.I. no longer sees humanity as a useful tool for it?

https://www.wired.com/2000/04/joy-2 Bill Joy and Henry+Kissinger provide their own cautionary views.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/06/dr-henry-kissinger-ai-could-mean-end-of.html

https://www.wired.com/category/business/artificial-intelligence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_machine#Gilbert_Ryle

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Next+TV+Series

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

Time Travel (TT)

Time Travel (TT) as a concept and as Sci-Fi entertainment has fascinated and enthralled so many people through the years. https://www.livescience.com/time-travel-origins.html , https://www.space.com/21675-time-travel.html , https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/according-to-current-phys , https://phys.org/news/2018-11-stephen-hawking-day.html

 Of course there are so many interesting TT movies. https://filmschoolrejects.com/best-time-travel-movies-ever

The list just keeps on growing. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls068617191

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/best-time-travel-movies-14354 ,

https://mashable.com/article/best-time-travel-movies

Primer is a very intelligent & speculative TT movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(film)#Plot , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUzy-xPf0MI , 

Predestination is based on the story, All_You_Zombies and can really take your mind for a ride. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_(film)#Plot , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC5f57U-k6c

http://www.openculture.com/2020/01/how-time-travel-works-in-fiction.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Time+Travel

DONNIE DARKO (2001)

Donnie_Darko is quite the metaphysical movie about a portal, consciousness, information and Time Travel... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzLn8sYeM9o

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko#Plot , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-o8Wm4s8Y , 

http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/explanation

"Donnie Darko was filmed in 28 days which, by coincidence, virtually matches the time that transpires in the film from October 2, 1988, to the weekend before Halloween on Monday, October 31, 1988." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko#Filming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko_(soundtrack)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko:_The_Director's_Cut , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrEpNBA6R3c

The_Bunny_Man Legend 

The_Killing_Moon by, Echo_and_the_Bunnymen , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ

"Echo And The Bunnymen perform "The Killing Moon" live at the Bat Bar in Austin, TX during the 2007 SXSW music festival. "The Killing Moon" is a single which was released on their 1984 album "Ocean Rain"..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fge2oXVdOvQ

https://www.looper.com/117919/donnie-darkos-ending-explained , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZrPYryNhWs

https://wakeupdonnie.fandom.com/wiki/Tangent_Universe

http://www.mjyoung.net/time/darko.html , http://www.mjyoung.net/time/theory.html

Donnie Darko Extended and Deleted Scenes Part 1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btnOrb3KiL0

Time Travel in books, movies and TV series provide so many kinds of interesting scenarios.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Donnie+Darko

‘No Man’s Sky’ Doesn’t Even Look Like The Same Game Anymore

 https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2020/09/29/no-mans-sky-doesnt-even-look-like-the-same-game-anymore/#4eeca92c4ebe

Yes indeed, NMS has been upgraded by leaps and bounds. 

https://screenrant.com/no-mans-sky-everything-new-origins-update-3 ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man's_Sky#Future ,

https://screenrant.com/no-mans-sky-hello-games-sean-murray-sequel

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=games

The Simulation Hypothesis (TSH)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis

The big problem for some people is that it's too unsettling to think that this world might be part of a cosmic construct of data and energy. Of course various religions imply that there is a creator of this cosmic operating system. Even the notion that the universe eventually developed its own form of cosmic consciousness, is too uncomfortable of a concept to seriously ponder. Yet, humans have existed and progressed up to a technological point where some have designed advanced VR simulations. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis#In_popular_culture 

Trinity:... I was looking for an answer. It's the question that drives us, Neo. It's the question that brought you here. You know the question, just as I did.

Neo: What is the Matrix?

Trinity: The answer is out there, Neo, and it's looking for you, and it will find you if you want it to." https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix/quotes/#:~:text=I%20was%20looking%20for%20an,question%2C%20just%20as%20I%20did. A lot of people go to a nightclub to have fun and forget about the real world for a while. Neo went to a club in search of The+Matrix... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXeF1rMkpQw

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-simulated-universe-with-riz-virk-lE8VvuxGQ1J ,

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/tapestry/new-year-s-revolution-1.5402345/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation-this-computer-scientist-says-world-religions-might-have-the-answer-1.5402911 ,

https://onezero.medium.com/we-need-to-find-out-if-we-are-living-in-a-simulation-1ae70919505b

E61 - We Are Living in the Simulation Hypothesis with Riz Virk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pH1jg-BohM

That's the thing about being in an advanced VR construct. You wouldn't even know, unless someone from a higher perspective told you. 

 https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=VR

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=simulation

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simulation+Hypothesis

Cyberpunk 2077 Environment Designer Explains How His Team Built the Night City (Simulation)

https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-environment-designer-explains-how-his-team-built-night-city 

Of course a lot of people can hardly wait until there are full Immersion_(virtual_reality) games... Especially with a 1 or 2 hour setting in which the experiencer actually thinks that they are in that particular game world.

https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-hands-on-preview-what-we-think-after-4-hours-in-night-city

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacron-3#Plot_summary 1963/1964

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimCity#Gameplay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Simulator , https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nec-build-japans-next-earth-simulator-supercomputer

There are some potential risks, so it still could be a while until such advanced VR systems are available to the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Detrimental_effects

In the early 1990s, the band U2 helped to promote the ZOO+TV entertainment MATRIX.

Harsh_Realm (1999) looked like it could have been quite a wild simulation experience. https://www.wired.com/1999/05/x-files-creator-goes-virtual Sort of like a military version of SimCity. http://tactdb.blogspot.com/2014/04/harsh-realm-combat-virtual-reality-tv.html A VR war game immersion system sure wouldn't be set up for beginners. http://www.scififreaksite.com/harshrealm.html A full immersion VR effect could be achieved with something like a small version of a Cerebro type device. https://them0vieblog.com/2015/10/14/harsh-realm-review Although extreme caution would be advised, some people would still be pushing things to the limit. http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/08/31/the-elevator-ritual-a-terrifying-vr-horror-experience There are all sorts of potential problems and liabilities when things start to get too realistic. https://www.vrfocus.com/2017/10/do-you-dare-enter-the-13th-floor-in-fantas-new-vr-experience

The_Thirteenth_Floor and Source_Code movies depict a level of VR tech where ones consciousness can be transferred into another body. Of course this tech would be at a level that's far beyond any digital sandbox_game even, No_Man's_Sky. (NMS) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man's_Sky#Future

Sandbox_game-History & Life_simulation_games

The technology to transfer consciousness into something like a very advanced version of The_Sims & other Avatars, is still a Sci-Fi concept. In The_Matrix world, ones consciousness is only linked to a VR character. However, it is implied that if a sudden disconnect with The_Matrix occurs, there would be dire consequences. 

Of course back in the early days when people were first exposed to the SimCity game, the tech and the graphics were quite limited. Yet, something very interesting was started. All you needed was a personal_computer to experience this new digital or Virtual_World. However, any kind of full immersion or consciousness transfer was just Sci-Fi entertainment.

Virtual_World-Entertainment

There was quite a big jump from the SimCity_(1989_video_game) to The_Matrix movie in 1999. The brilliant creators of The_Matrix_(franchise) wanted to depict a warning about, Out_of_Control A.I. run scenarios, where humans are mentally trapped in a simulated environment with various levels and versions. A small group of people try to break others out of the A.I. run simulation and only one human city remains in the "Real_World."

The_Thirteenth_Floor (1999) provided another fascinating version of  a VR program with people being in something like a very advanced form of SimCity. 

Of course something else interesting happened in the late 1990s. No_Maps_for_These_Territories#Background_and_premise

"It features appearances by Jack Womack, Bruce Sterling, Bono, and The Edge..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Maps_for_These_Territories 

So during the 1980s and 90s, Bono and the Edge had obviously become very interested with the writings of William_Gibson_and_the_evolution_of_cyberpunk.

Thus, the unofficial U2 entertainment MATRIX era started. Achtung_Baby,_Zoo_TV,_and_Zooropa_(1990-1993)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Bono_as_The_Fly_Cleveland_1992.jpg

Indeed by the early 1990s, Bono was doing his version of Neo in the SimCity MATRIX Thing. By 1992, the Even_Better_Than_the_Real_Thing-Music_video was ready. 

In a way, the Zoo_TV_Tour was preparing people for the first Matrix movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH8bnSQ8mR0 , https://www.u2.com/music/lyrics/42

Although it would have been cool for The_Matrix to have been filmed in Melbourne, Sydney was the better choice, overall.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Bono_performing_on_Zoo_TV_Tour_in_Melbourne_Nov_13_1993_3.jpg

"Zoo TV: Live from Sydney is a concert video release by Irish rock band U2. It was filmed on 27 November 1993 at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, during the "Zoomerang" leg of the group's Zoo TV Tour." 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_TV:_Live_from_Sydney

"All but a few scenes were filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, and in the city itself, although recognizable landmarks were not included in order to maintain the impression of a generic American city. The filming helped establish New South Wales as a major film production center.^[44] Filming began in March 1998 and wrapped in August 1998; principal photography took 118 days."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix#Filming in Australia. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/The_Matrix_Poster.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/NeoTheMatrix.jpg

The Matrix:_Path_of_Neo as the digital fly, doing his Superman Thing.

U2 and Neo:

"Neo was the oldest^[2] or one of the oldest^[3] running nightclubs in Chicago and was a hangout and venue for a variety of musicians and artists, including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, David Byrne, the Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and U2." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_(nightclub)

There is a vast interconnected web of synchronicity with the concept of VR and advanced A.I. simulations in general. Its all part of The Simulation Hypothesis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromancer#Background

"Seven years after the events of Neuromancer, strange things begin to happen in the Matrix..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Zero#Plot_introduction (1986)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_Overdrive#Legacy

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=ZOO+TV 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=VR+technology

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

What is Synchronicity? What is The+MATRIX?

What is The Nature of Reality? (TNOR)  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simulation+Hypothesis 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+13th+Floor

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Harsh+Realm 

Is Paradox-Free Time Travel Possible?

 https://www.ign.com/articles/paradox-free-time-travel-proven-possible-by-physics-student

This is another step closer towards proving that this world is part of an interactive cosmic recording and projection of time and space for consciousness to act within.

Primer and Predestination explore the Time Travel Paradox.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TT

Cyberpunk 2077: New Figure of Keanu Reeves' Johnny Silverhand Revealed

https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-new-figure-of-keanu-reeves-johnny-silverhand-revealed-by-good-smile

Whether it's a printed shape or image or a HD, 3D, VR variation, actors, musicians, writers and artists in general, can licence their likeness. Or, a corporation just might do that anyway, as a result of various agreements. 

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/02/best-keanu-reeves-cyberpunk-characters 

For many fans, KR has always been more than just another VR actor. 

https://www.ign.com/videos/cyberpunk-2077-becoming-samurai-bringing-johnny-silverhand-to-life , 

https://www.looper.com/205099/what-to-watch-next-if-you-love-the-matrix-trilogy 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-preorder-details-all-bonuses-collectibles-and-deals/1100-6459539

https://www.ign.com/games/cyberpunk-2077 , 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077

Dr. Jim Al-Khalili and the Nature of Reality

 Dr. Jim_Al-Khalili has provided tremendous insight into the world and cosmos around us. https://jimal-khalili.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Al-Khalili#Early_life_and_education , 

https://www.jimal-khalili.com/academic

The World According to Physics - with Jim Al-Khalili  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKrjOD3ZeO0

Everything and Nothing: What is Nothing? (Jim Al-Khalili) | Science Documentary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKPv8zApee0

Everything and Nothing: What is Everything? (Jim Al-Khalili)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXbIzc3bcT8

Will Human Writing and AI Writing Become Indistinguishable?

 https://hackernoon.com/will-human-writing-and-ai-writing-become-indistinguishable-ed393epp

A.I. can be a great tool, but human creativity and free expression should remain protected as much as possible.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

The Matrix of Today: Influences and References Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYO413hHwgk

This digital rabbit hole just keeps on getting deeper.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Matrix

5G Tech and A.I., etc.

https://www.ericsson.com/en/networks/offerings/network-services/ai-report
A future with A.I. & robots almost everywhere, interconnected with quantum digital consciousness.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-power-of-combining-5g-and-ai-11573234753

Of course the Internet_of_Things is also a big part of this global tech plan.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3535337/how-ai-will-be-used-to-manage-5g-networks.html

Some people always want to have the latest & greatest tech, but sometimes it just might be an obsession.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note20_ultra_5g-10261.php

With a diagonal screen that's just under 7 inches, is pretty darn good for a pocket tablet phone.

https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-note20-5g

Of course there is still the big price to go with a big phone.

https://www.engadget.com/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review-snapdragon-865-plus-5g-s-pen-price-140017843.html So EG gives it a rating of 86%.


https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review-amazing-features-but-is-anyone-a-power-user-anymore/
So the roll out of all the new 5G phones is well underway.

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review

Its really about the constant repackaging & marketing of the same old stuff.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-phone-reviews/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-review

Both have the same size screen.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-note-20-ultra-vs-galaxy-s20-ultra

Of course smartphones are a great convenience and have become essential for so many now. People still have the option to keep such telemetry devices outside of their skin. How many people today would really want to have an A.I. Telemetry Unit (AITU) placed under their skin?
https://aithority.com/guest-authors/ai-increasing-the-intelligence-on-smartphones
Eventually the human herd might not have that much of a choice in being tracked like cattle and other livestock.

Black_Mirror is one of several productions of_interest that have provided a fascinating and disturbing glimpse of a future that's just around the corner or even above & below you.
https://www.anagog.com/project/anagog-cures-data-privacy-concerns-with-worlds-first-on-handset-ai-engine

https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial-automation/article/21807565/brave-new-world-everything-gets-smarter-when-5g-and-ai-combine
Just imagine whats Next on the trajectory of an ever expanding system of digital awareness throughout the world.

https://towardsdatascience.com/artificial-intelligence-and-5g-d59de7dfd213
AI can be a great thing for humanity but if people totally allow AI to control them, the results will be inhuman world.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=A.I.

the-best-vr-games-to-lose-yourself-in

 https://www.vrfocus.com/2020/05/the-best-vr-games-to-lose-yourself-in

That is until there are VR games like Total Recall, The 13 Floor and The+Matrix movies, of course.

How the Simulation Hypothesis Explains The Unexplainable: Ghosts, UFOs, ESP...

 https://www.collective-evolution.com/2020/09/05/how-the-simulation-hypothesis-explains-the-unexplainable-ghosts-ufos-esp-and-more

This is certainly one of the best articles about the nature of reality (TNOR), ever written.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Simulation+Hypothesis

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=UFOs

TESLA EMPLOYEES WILL GET THE CYBERTRUCK FIRST

https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/tesla-employees-will-be-first-to-get-cybertruck/
Whenever a vehicle looks so cool, it instantly sells it self.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/will-tesla-cybertruck-and-model-s-plaid-bring-350kwplus-v4-supercharging/ar-BB186HRq


https://www.caranddriver.com/tesla/cybertruck

There are some people that want to go back to the horse & wagon era, a time before there was electric technology. What's the point, why not become cavemen then? EV technology will continue to improve & should eventually become ubiquitous.
https://insideevs.com/tesla/cybertruck


https://electrek.co/guides/tesla-cybertruck


At least the people that want to live in a cave on the moon or Mars..., will have high technology with them.


Just imagine the land vehicles planned for the moon & other worlds. EM already has, of course.
https://www.motortrend.com/cybertruck

Of course A.I. will continue to be an integral and essential part of vehicles. However, it's essential that there is always a manual human override mode.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Tesla+Vehicles

Best of 1990s SF Films

https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-1990s-sf-film-tech.htm

Some say that the Sci-Fi of the 1990s is the best, but every decade has its gems.

The Heavy Metal Corvette’s ‘Soft Landing,’ a CGI Redux

https://www.heavymetal.com/news/animation/heavy-metal-movie-corvette-soft-landing-cgi

Original intro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MyfInT1y0c

Don Felder - Heavy Metal (Takin' a Ride)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYqEgFEkxek

This was quite the breakthrough animation movie of 1981.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(film)

Sammy Hagar - Heavy Metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtBcwDY9D_M

https://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=20567 , 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_MzWF8YLhY

Heavy Metal 1981 Soundtrack (FULL ALBUM) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDDL2Jzw20


Heavy Metal (Take a Ride) (Soundtrack Version) · Don Felder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL-HvfVwZKM

Heavy Metal / SpaceX Crossover

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2HZEyJkVA

Ghost in the Shell: Cityscapes that Made the Film a Masterpiece

https://www.heavymetal.com/carousel-gallery/ghost-in-the-shell-background-cityscapes/
This has got to be one of the all time best Sci-Fi worlds around.
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=5464
Many artists & writers have a keen sense to produce visionary wonders.
https://www.engadget.com/2017-04-08-ghost-in-the-shell-cyberpunk.html
Although sometimes its not always a nice setting.
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=4758


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell#Films ,
https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15114902/ghost-in-the-shell-review-scarlett-johansson


https://ghostintheshell.fandom.com/wiki/Novels


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell#Overview ,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell#Legacy

Some day the VR games will become indistinguishable from reality. That could become a problem because then, more people might start to think that this world is part of a larger construct. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=TNOR

A History of Keanu Reeves in Video Games

 https://www.ign.com/articles/a-history-of-keanu-reeves-in-video-games

Eventually almost every actor, musician and artist could have their own digital version.

https://www.ign.com/games/cyberpunk-2077

“We’re in the Matrix” Tech CEO's Cryptic Last Words

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmoMZzsAVE

A bizarre, yet compelling story.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Matrix

A Cyberpunk 2077 Fan Film Teaser Trailer Offers a Live-Action Version of the Game

"Cyberpunk 2077 from developer CD Projekt Red might not be releasing until September, but at least we all have this excellent teaser for a Cyberpunk 2077 fan film called Phoenix Program to tide us over until both the full game and full fan film release."
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-fan-film-phoenix-program-teaser-trailer


This is the type of thing that could eventually generate enough demand for an actual, Cyberpunk 2077 movie with Keanu+Reeves.


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Cyberpunk+2077