On 8/29/2014 6:00 AM, TurquoiseBee turquoi...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
Card, I don't know what your sister is into, but it doesn't sound to
me as if either of you understands what synesthesia is. That's what
happens when information perceived by one sense triggers a
simultaneous perception in another, unrelated sense but with no direct
input that could cause this second sensory perception. For example,
you look at a painting and it makes you taste something.
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Another example might be Rama up on a stage "slowly rising up off of a
sofa and flying around for a few minutes", and then you sensing that the
lecture hall was all "golden", except in this case the perceptions are
related. A more accurate term may be "ideasthesia".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
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None of this as I understand it has anything to do with the concept of
"embodied experience." Some people are using that phrase as a buzzword
for virtual environments in which sensorimotor technology is used to
provoke the sensation of feeling or smell or hearing. That's not
really synesthesia because something mechanical is actually triggering
these perceptions.
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In the case of your perception of Rama levitating up on a stage there
must have been something chemical or mechanical triggering your
perceptions - /such as LSD or smoke and mirrors./ It's not complicated.
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*From:* "cardemais...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]"
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*Sent:* Friday, August 29, 2014 11:38 AM
*Subject:* [FairfieldLife] "Embodied experience"?
My sister is using the expression "embodied experience" in referring
to synesthetic experiences
of visual arts. Is it OK, or could there be a better expression for
that. THX in advance...
