UnbornTao

I mean experience as in experiencing something, the occurrence of experience, not as expertise or knowledge. I say this because of the picture you posted which seems to be more related to the latter. I'd say that's the same question -- clarifying what it is, and thus isn't. Hey, maybe it is absolute, and in such a case this would be inconceivable. It seems as though we conflate perception with experience. Something perceived seems to come prior to experience, which might come about as a process of interpreting and making sense of sense input. Perhaps. Also, again, speculating, awareness isn't experience. It might be that awareness is at the source of experience.

A sense is experienced, so that doesn't seem to be it. What if self is the ancillary process here, a result that comes about after experience, rather than the self being the foundation for it?

I'm curious: How to approach a remaster (or remake) of such an old game? How would you reimagine the experience? Many fans seem to be opposed to the idea, thinking that it would sacrifice what made the original special. I think it'd be worth a shot.

@Never_give_up Yes, it is tricky. I presume it wouldn't be a matter of formulating an answer, but rather of having insight. Experiential contemplation is different. It's like: "When all my notions and beliefs about the matter are set aside, what is there as experience itself?"

Played better in the second half than during the rest of the season.

You're essentially asking what 'experience' is. Something to contemplate.

The Total Overhaul mod list is the closest thing we have to a Morrowind remaster right now, and it's surprisingly enjoyable as a starting point.

I went ahead and installed the Total Overhaul mod list from here: https://modding-openmw.com/guides/auto/. It automatically configures the installation for you -- just follow the instructions. You could pay for a month of Nexus Mods premium for much faster and automatic downloads. This is what the mod list looks like:

You're going down strange and dysfunctional paths.

Do it! https://www.reddit.com/r/Morrowind/s/ZSZclDeRK4

I gave it a quick test, and you're right, it is quite... rough, at least on the technical aspect. Mods are pretty much a prerequisite imo; I ended up installing a hundred or so. I'll get back to the game soon. Imagine how your current favorite game would be received 25 years from now. Nostalgia plays an important role, too.

Useful reminder, thank you.

Happy birthday!

Yes, although I'd specify: Thinking itself is a limited activity. What does thinking about infinity look like? It is a notion of "lots and lots going on forever," as when thinking about space.

Nice picture. But it is a picture.

You can't think "infinite."

Materialism is essentially believing in magic -- not in a good sense.

Skywind is a mod re-creating Morrowind, though it hasn't been released yet. Hopefully soon.

That's fair. I'll give them both a try. Not even Skyrim?

I will at some point. Got into Skyrim for the first time about six months ago and ended up liking it. What do you mean? Story-wise? That's from 2002, Jesus. What makes it better than Oblivion in your view? I haven't played either, but hey, this is a remaster, with better graphics, etc.

Gaming awakening.

I've been informed there will be no more videos this year, as Leo is going to finally get into Oblivion.

What, in your encounter with an object such as "a tree", is experience -- and what is not?

Nice, let's keep looking into it. What is the act of experiencing? What is "experiencing" something, as opposed to thinking about it, feeling it, or having opinions about it? What's the difference, say, between experiencing the act of thinking vs having a thought as usual?

It seems as though thought and feeling are both forms of concept. What we usually take a “concept” to be is just an inconsequential thought that arises in our internal dialogue, an add-on that is independent to what objectively exists. For example, we may look at a tree and think of it as tall and beautiful. We might take those latter qualities to be conceptual, but not “the tree” itself. At the same time, we might object to this claim, since thought often appears “dry,” whereas feeling is more “charged.” Good questions, you tell me.