The internet is theoretically making Abby and her family vividly and instantly real even though they're hundreds of miles away, but it's precisely because an elaborate, visually detailed reality can so easily be conjured up via the web that it is so treacherous.
The simplicity of that explanation -- and the sharp, cold, un-elaborate reality it conveys -- could easily leave a non-recovering person confused, or even aghast.
Financial theory tries to create an elaborate hypothetical reality, where probabilities are assigned to a wide range of different potential outcomes.
In a dystopian 2044, young people escape the grimness of everyday life by spending their waking hours in the OASIS, an elaborate virtual reality comprising thousands of worlds.
In addition to more traditional forms of promotion, Halo 2 was also part of an elaborate Alternate Reality Game project titled "I Love Bees," which cost an estimated one million dollars.
Singer elaborated: The reality of Cohn clashes with the stereotype of the mythical show-business agent — particularly the Hollywood variety.
These clues led them to a labyrinth of websites for fictional organisations such as the Bureau of Morality and the First Evangelical Church of Plano, all part of an ultra-elaborate alternate reality game.
For those who have forgotten, or missed the original, "Schmo" was an ambitious, elaborate parody of reality shows, built around the conceit that a single contestant is asked to take part in outrageous stunts surrounded — unbeknown to him — by competitors who are all comedy actors.
IS IT any surprise that an industry that enables its customers to escape from reality into elaborate fantasy worlds is thriving in today's gloomy economic climate?
The show reflected that outsize reality, with elaborate production values, an expert band, four backup dancers and more than a few of those all-important smashes.
