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| + | The '''Devices''' were short video clips featuring Kaori Shimizu talking or walking around or just standing there staring into the camera. The Devices were played at the end of each episode in lieu of next-episode-previews. They were also released as special features with certain Blu-ray or DVD releases of Serial Experiments Lain. | ||
| − | Each clip focused on a different part of Shimizu's body. The point was to liken parts of the body to computer hardware. This calls to mind the claims associated with [[Psyche]], that is, to allow the user to access | + | Each clip focused on a different part of Shimizu's body. The point was to liken parts of the body to computer hardware. This calls to mind the claims associated with [[Psyche]], that is, to allow the user to access [[the Wired]] without the use of a device; the implication is that the true meaning of deviceless access is to abandon the flesh itself. |
== List of Devices == | == List of Devices == | ||
*device#01 EYE | *device#01 EYE | ||
| + | *device#02 MOUTH | ||
*device#03 HAND | *device#03 HAND | ||
*device#04 EAR | *device#04 EAR | ||
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*device#12 FACE | *device#12 FACE | ||
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*[[Weather Break]] | *[[Weather Break]] | ||
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*[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/device.htm Explanation: "devices" sequences in ''lain''] | *[http://www.cjas.org/~leng/device.htm Explanation: "devices" sequences in ''lain''] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnParltNVF0 Devices on YouTube] | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnParltNVF0 Devices on YouTube] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 31 December 2022
The Devices were short video clips featuring Kaori Shimizu talking or walking around or just standing there staring into the camera. The Devices were played at the end of each episode in lieu of next-episode-previews. They were also released as special features with certain Blu-ray or DVD releases of Serial Experiments Lain.
Each clip focused on a different part of Shimizu's body. The point was to liken parts of the body to computer hardware. This calls to mind the claims associated with Psyche, that is, to allow the user to access the Wired without the use of a device; the implication is that the true meaning of deviceless access is to abandon the flesh itself.
List of Devices
- device#01 EYE
- device#02 MOUTH
- device#03 HAND
- device#04 EAR
- device#05 TONGUE
- device#06 FOOT
- device#07 NOSE
- device#08 HAIR
- device#09 UTERUS
- device#10 BODY
- device#11 HEART
- device#12 FACE
