This water does not nourish me but I would like it to do so.
In university, my roommate was sick and spilled a bowl of chicken soup into her laptop.
It was destroyed.
Liquids will ruin a computer yet we consistently design methods to make the digital experience more fluid. Intuitive, natural, immersive…
In Rota I spent hours on the computer learning how to animate the ocean. In my 3D program it’s possible to simulate the sea, controlling factors such as depth, choppiness and foam.
And I was successful!
But jumping up from my chair, I was dizzy. My body was depressed. So I went to lay next to the (real) ocean. The waves washed over the beach. I observed the foam and felt foolish and am now asking this question:
Will the digital experience ever be nourishing?
Or will it only continue to separate us from our origin?
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I DO think nature and technology can work together. But, like anything, it is all about balance?