Total Recall

Work Title: Total Recall
Medium: Film
Episode Title:
Year: 1990
Writer(s): Philip Dick
"Original" Writer: Yes Writer(s): Ronald Shusett
"Original" Writer: Own work?: No
Summary:

When a man goes for virtual vacation, memories of Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events force him to go the planet for real.(Movie Database)

  • Self-Written?:
  • Source Name: IMDB
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Era/Year of Portrayal: near_future
Distinctive characteristics of the world in portrayal:

In the movie, people can travel to Mars, and automatic robot taxi is available. Memory injection device is available.

Technology

  • Name of portrayed presence-evoking technology: Robot taxi driver
  • Description of the technology: Self-contained robot
  • Nature of task or activity: Passenger in taxi
  • Performance of the Technology: Robot is desinged to drive a car as taxi driver like human being.
  • Description of creator(s): It is unknown.
  • Major goal(s) of creator(s): It is to assist people.
  • Description of users of technology: Man as worker who was secret agent in Mars.
  • Type(s) of presence experience in the portrayal: social_presence
  • Description of presence experience: Social actor within medium.
  • User awareness of technology during experience: The users of technology is completely aware of it.
  • Valence of experience: Neutural.
  • Specific responses: Nothing special, he accepts as a part of routine.
Long-term consequences:

N/A

Other:

Coder name: SungBok Park & Hasung Hwang
Coder email: sung@temple.edu
Coder affiliation: Temple University