Reality Blooming in Pixels, the Magic of Imagination

There is a simulation game called [Town to City].

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Reading an article introducing this game (sean.kr/s.php?k=VSgyoR) reminded me of something. It's part of the posting series I'm writing (Computer and Me - 2). When I was young, I was completely immersed in the fantastic screens that computers showed. But now, when I look at the graphics of those games, they are so crude. Yet, why did they seem so much better than reality back then?

We think we are seeing the world, but in reality, we perceive what the brain interprets. It is impossible for humans to accept what is shown as it is. We live in a 3D world, but we only sense 3D; we don't see the true 3D world. We sense the light signals entering through the eyes as a 2D membrane, and we reconstruct the signals that come in that way into 3D and perceive them, which is how we live, mistakenly thinking we are seeing 3D.

Due to this significant discrepancy, we can experience the illusion of something being more real than real. No matter how excellent the computer graphics are, to the point where they cannot be distinguished from reality, it is not real. It has no substance. Whether it's crude graphics or graphics so good that they can't be distinguished from reality, they are both fake. What matters is human imagination. What we imagine when we see it, what we interpret, is important.

There are many things to consider when looking at how people enjoy the game Minecraft (sean.kr/s.php?k=niajBY). Players of Minecraft are not fascinated by fancy graphics or realistic screens or features. The player's imagination is added to the seemingly crude voxel graphics, creating an experience that is more real than real.

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