Magellan's Log: Let's Pretend

Let's Pretend

Once, words were enough. Then came music, and theater. Movies, radio, television. Video games. I-Max. 3-D I-Max.

On the stage where Hamlet walked, a helicopter lands. On the screen where Chaplin gestured, super-fast chips place every hair on the heroine's head.

In an age of augmented reality, hyper-reality, could it be that our imaginations are atrophying? How much information do we need to get the story?

Hint: not much.

Second hint: Maybe we hyper-realists have forgotten the delight and the richness that come from taking only a few suggestions from the story-teller and fleshing them out to our own full version.

If you have one minute and fifty-two seconds to spare, we've created a series of sound effects. Is there a story here? It's up to you, and your imagination. Click on the test link below and see what happens inside your mind.

Test Your Imagination >>

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