[Buddha-l] Re: Linden dollars for Buddha?

[Michael J. Wilson]

Hi 

I think a 3D virtual reality portal for academics would work on occassion over conferences, for the reasons you delineate.  I am intrigued with the development of this kind of software, because that is part of what my job entails, working for academics at a university.  

For some reason I am beginning to imagine a society where we have a virtual 3D self and identity more or less locked in, and subject to governance, as we have in our own reality.  Not much room for fantasy there either.

When I was in the book store today I saw a book package which was actually a set of four fold out altars to Buddhist goddesses.  This could easily be made into something digital, and transportable as an illusion-like 3D virtual altar, if it isn't already.  

Let us login.  Let us pray.  Yah, that's one for the IT guy.

Mike


This deal is sort of intriguing in principle. Like for conferences? Could save lots of travel bucks. Last one I went to in Calif was so costly I decided never again. 
Joanna

Hi Michael,
I can understand why you were so excited the first time, but users tell me that at first they choose a very nice dream avatar and so the buddha-l you would be crowded with Majushri's and Vajradaikini's. But in the long run most people grow tired of their onw phantasies and end up with a sort of virtual clone of their everyday self. So at that stage we would have duplicated samsara and hte second one is even more time consuming than the first one. Think I'll pass!
Erik

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