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Digitally Induced Altered States as Facilitators of the Future Augmented Human Sensorium: Analysis of Science Fiction Representations

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This work analyses science fiction narratives for the intersections between the evolution of sensory augmentation technologies and altered states of consciousness as means of adaptation to this evolution. It identifies four types of sensorium manipulation, namely replacement, expansion, sharing and suppression, with each relating to unique cognitive shifts. Their representations in science fiction suggest that at least three of them can benefit from the facilitation of these shifts through appropriate types of digitally induced altered states of consciousness.

DOI: 10.1145/3714394.3756162

Authors: Anatolii Belousov, Mila Bujić, Joseph Macey, Juho Hamari

Institutions: Tampere University, University of Turku

Language: English

Topic: Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Funder: Koneen Säätiö

Award: G3046243260

OpenAlex ID: W7117482265

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