in japanese martial arts they have the procedure of the kata.
These are simulations of a certain situations between master and student.
It is a kind of theater where you follow exact rules (how many steps to move, when and how you step forward and the othewr steps back)
I often think of simulation as a sign of the most advanced form of culture. Post-industrial culture; when images and simulation become more powerful/resonant than what is being represented.
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