假作真时真亦假:虚拟现实视野下的《红楼梦》

Truth Becames Fiction When the Fiction’s True: The Dream of the Red Chamber as Virtual Reality

本文从虚拟现实的角度解读《红楼梦》,探讨不同媒介对虚拟与现实的关系的想象及其呈现方式。《红楼梦》将虚拟视为世界本体性的存在和进入现实的根本途径,在此基础上构建独特的文学交互性,并以此达到沉浸、认知与超越的矛盾统一。这是《红楼梦》的魅力所在,也为我们今天认识虚拟现实与文学艺术的关系及其走向提供了值得参考的思路。

With its immersive narrative,panoramic scope,and interactive life world,The Dream of the Red Chamber is deeply connected with works of Virtual Reality of today which is developed on the same quest for virtuality. The exploration of the relationship between the virtual and real across different media and times will shed light on the understanding of both arts and technology,and their future development.