After the long lockdown, the long social distancing, I wonder what comes
to sightseeing. Of course everybody talks about it, too.
Today, we can easily connect almost all the sites we want to visit on the
internet. On the contrary, that makes us more and more desires to go there.
The question is, I think, what reality is, what authenticity is. How are
we satisfied with something we are addicted in our own life?
There's the same thing in music, plays, every kind of performances,
exhibitions.
Technology of virtual reality is in progress. Maybe VR will take place
almost all the sightseeing. We feel the great experience is in front of
our eyes. We could feel as if we eat the same local dishes, as if we feel
the same local winds and temperatures in the future.
Will our experiences be cheated by technology in the future?
To mention music, plays, and other performances, authenticity is the main
topic for the social researchers. What is the difference between the
performance by the original artist and by the amateur? Between the live
performance and the recorded material? 3D live performance recorded
materials are already on the market, though they are expensive now.
These VR technology comes true much earlier after this pandemic than we
expected before. As a result, real travel market and real cultural
performance market are reducing their size. We must create every kind of
ideas that takes place old way to sightseeing and entertainment experiences.