Abstract:
In a future world where knowledge processing by computers is the norm, what will the environment be like for people? The advancement of digital technology will make the embodiment of ideas and thoughts faster and easier.
The objects of imagination and thought has expanded from the local to the global, from physical space to virtual space. I will first focus on the past, referring to the cases of local food culture and resource use, and argue that externalization of knowledge processing is the key.
On the other hand, a rich and realistic imagination is in part supported by a wealth of knowledge. Many of us cannot name the wildflowers that grow in front of us. At the same time, however, there are cases where people who have experienced the pseudo-nature created by online games are interested in its real experiences. The reality itself for us may be changing. I will discuss the signs of this change and the types of people who reflect it.
Finally, as the boundary between natural and artificial objects is dissolving, we are now being asked how to reconstruct the concept of "thing. While it becomes difficult to see the object to be imagined, the presentation will show that the constraint of region rather helps us to imagine the future.
Through the above discussion, I would like to think about the environment for people in the future from the perspective of taking in the outside world and making it a coherent phenomenon.