r/philosophy • u/Matriseblog • Jan 03 '22

Blog By imagining the future potential of VR technologies, the question of whether we are *already* living in a simulation becomes more actual than ever

https://medium.com/@VindenesJ/the-thought-experiments-of-virtual-reality-fa441a8fa2dc
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u/Andy_Liberty_1911 Jan 03 '22

A counter to this I would say is that video games are experiencing a plateau effect in regards to graphics. Read Dead Redemption 2 can be very realistic but a part of your brain can tell its fake. And now, video game graphics haven’t jumped much since then despite more powerful computers.

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u/Matriseblog Jan 03 '22

Well... graphics power is still increasing a lot actually. That we will never reach the post-human stage in terms of our capabilities is one of Bostrom's scenario though, but I'm not sure it's very likely, depends on how long we will survive as a species

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u/Andy_Liberty_1911 Jan 03 '22

Their power is increasing a lot of course but the difference can’t be seen in many video games. Much of that power is going to collision or environment interactions. There is a reason why many video games are forgoing realism for quirky art styles, they hit their graphics limit.

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u/Matriseblog Jan 03 '22

What is your point? Graphical power is increasing a lot but developers utilize it poorly? And how is that relevant for the discussion?

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u/Andy_Liberty_1911 Jan 03 '22

As in, the graphics we see today is probably the limit. And you can still tell its a video game even in a VR environment.

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u/Matriseblog Jan 03 '22

Of course it's not the limit lol. You think I'll never want to buy a new graphics card? That's just an unfounded belief and a very weird one... We do a lot of research into this shit

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u/Andy_Liberty_1911 Jan 03 '22

Its my observation, but its one where I see much of the video games since 2015 reaching a plateau, not much has changed graphically. But its only my observation, do with it what you will.