Cybersouls

Synopsis

The revolution in communications technology is questioning boundaries of the human body. With the ability to talk across continents and live in virtual realities, we might be entering a new age where we will become one with technology - cybersouls emerging from human bodies that have become obsolete. Even if we are not in contact with computers, we exist in digital space as names on databases or as numbers in files of information around the world. Unless we stay as connected as corporations or governments we could be missing out. As technology comes to link us ever more with machines, we might begin to ask, When does a wired human become a flashed machine? In an age where our identities are split between our bodies and cyberspace, where do our souls reside?

Series

Digital Communications, Course T305

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1999

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Information technology

Keywords

digital telecommunications; virtual reality

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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