Tom over at Mind Hacks makes a few interesting observations regarding the disjunction between real and virtual selves. Referencing Clive Thompson’s Wired article, he notes that, in the video game Mirror’s Edge, “the visual cues about what your character’s arms and legs are doing (they appear in shot as you run and jump) makes the [...]
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