What you see isn’t always what you get
The idea behind “senses reconnected” is to examine how our senses experience the natural world around us as opposed to how our senses are manipulated and confused within the virtual realm. Since the introduction of computers and digital technologies, along with the fast pace these technologies are advancing, more and more of our daily lives are being played out on the computer and online. The introduction of mobile devices allows us to be connected to the virtual world anywhere we care to go. Keeping us connected almost 24/7. The main differences between the natural exploration of our physical world and the way of sensory perception in the digital world supported by computers are quite distinct. Within the environment around us, what we see is what we get. Our way of interacting with the world in terms of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch is fairly straightforward. However when examining how...