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# Artificial environments create real conduct. A...
> Artificial environments create real conduct. A symbolic world of rankings, roles, threats, enemies, and rewards can shape bodies and decisions even when the immediate setting was designed by media, institutions, or code.
**Source:** [[livestreams/The Nature of Violence — Media Systems, Constructed Reality, and Human Connection - Workbook|The Nature of Violence — Media Systems, Constructed Reality, and Human Connection]]
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“Artificial environments create real conduct. A symbolic world of rankings, roles, threats, enemies, and rewards can shape bodies and decisions even when the immediate setting was designed by media, institutions, or code.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-artificial-environments-create-media-institutions-code
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