13. THE PROCESSION OF SIMULACRA

       The imitation is on display at all times. Consuming the reproduced moment is easier and less implicating, than a confrontation with the real. Video games destroy any sense of and need for originality. They do not pretend to exist in reality, but rather hope to give the appearance of reality and confuse players in relation to the difference. The simulation is preferable and prolific.

It is possible that the memory of the original … is itself stamped in the minds of future generations, but from now on there is no longer any difference: the duplication suffices to render both artificial¹¹.

SLIDESHOW

| INTRODUCTION |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| LINKS | CONTACT | FORUM |
| WORKS CITED |

1. Invasion of the bedroom

2. "I like to watch, Eve."

3. The safest sex of all

4. This ain't your parents'
    interface

5. Invasion of the subway

6. Programming the city

7. Linguistic determinism for
    dummies

8. They'll be selling popcorn in
    my living room

9. I really didn't want to
      mention "The Matrix", but...

10. Narratology. Narratoday.
      Narratomorrow.

11. Add and abstract

12. Invasion of the mind

13. The procession of simulacra

14. My Sims clean up so I don't
      have to

15. Games make me murder
      people

16. Pause and reboot

17. Party like it's 1999

18. Real-world military
      simulation

19. Manufacturing consent
      in MMORPGs

20. I want to be just like me
      (only better)

21. The soundtrack of a
      generation

22. Invasion of the body

23. My mom went to cyberspace
      and all I got was this lousy
      t-shirt

24. When I get lost I stop for
      directions

25. Invasion of the soul

| CONCLUSION |