folkertTue, Jul 10, 2007 Check out this article for some ideas on what an intermediate situation might look like before we arrive at what you are talking about. I'm not a fan of Kurzweil, but this is a quick, highly enjoyable read on the "mind of the future".
If you decided to walk, the nanobots would intercept the signals to your real legs and send back all the sensory signals of walking — from the changing tactile pressure on your feet to the air moving across your hands as you swing your arms. It would be just as high-resolution and just as compelling as real reality. You could actually go there and meet other real people. So you and I, instead of being on the telephone, could be meeting on a Mozambique game preserve, and we'd both feel the warm breeze on our faces and hear the animal sounds in the background. (...)
Check out this article for some ideas on what an intermediate situation might look like before we arrive at what you are talking about. I'm not a fan of Kurzweil, but this is a quick, highly enjoyable read on the "mind of the future".