I’m king of the world and you all have to do whatever I say my apologies I
to do whatever I say my apologies I
to do whatever I say my apologies I forgot I took my VR headset off
forgot I took my VR headset off
forgot I took my VR headset off hahahahaha I’m a pretty big nerd and I
hahahahaha I’m a pretty big nerd and I
hahahahaha I’m a pretty big nerd and I absolutely love video games I’ve spent
absolutely love video games I’ve spent
absolutely love video games I’ve spent quite a lot of time my life playing them
quite a lot of time my life playing them
quite a lot of time my life playing them lately with my new VR headset ever since
lately with my new VR headset ever since
lately with my new VR headset ever since I received my Gamecube is a present for
I received my Gamecube is a present for
I received my Gamecube is a present for my mother when I was just 7 years old
my mother when I was just 7 years old
my mother when I was just 7 years old I’ve grown to adore video games and
I’ve grown to adore video games and
I’ve grown to adore video games and Technology spend hours diving into the
Technology spend hours diving into the
Technology spend hours diving into the world of gaming and absolutely nothing
world of gaming and absolutely nothing
world of gaming and absolutely nothing could capture my interest in the same
could capture my interest in the same
could capture my interest in the same way however as I grew older I needed
way however as I grew older I needed
way however as I grew older I needed more than to be entertained
more than to be entertained
more than to be entertained I needed an escape as I entered middle
I needed an escape as I entered middle
I needed an escape as I entered middle school my parents relationship began to
school my parents relationship began to
school my parents relationship began to fall apart I would constantly hear my
fall apart I would constantly hear my
fall apart I would constantly hear my father yelling cursing and abusing my
father yelling cursing and abusing my
father yelling cursing and abusing my mother I would lie awake at night trying
mother I would lie awake at night trying
mother I would lie awake at night trying to fall asleep to the sound of my own
to fall asleep to the sound of my own
to fall asleep to the sound of my own parents divorce I started performing
parents divorce I started performing
parents divorce I started performing poorly in school stopped caring about
poorly in school stopped caring about
poorly in school stopped caring about everything and everyone became depressed
everything and everyone became depressed
everything and everyone became depressed trapped in my own life
throughout this time the one and only
throughout this time the one and only way for me to even briefly forget about
way for me to even briefly forget about
way for me to even briefly forget about my situation was to pick up a controller
my situation was to pick up a controller
my situation was to pick up a controller and enter the virtual world driving
and enter the virtual world driving
and enter the virtual world driving sports cars climbing up buildings
sports cars climbing up buildings
sports cars climbing up buildings exploring ancient ruins the
exploring ancient ruins the
exploring ancient ruins the possibilities of how I could spend a
possibilities of how I could spend a
possibilities of how I could spend a Saturday afternoon were truly infinite I
Saturday afternoon were truly infinite I
Saturday afternoon were truly infinite I would become the driver assassin
would become the driver assassin
would become the driver assassin archaeologists an NFL player I
archaeologists an NFL player I
archaeologists an NFL player I controlled it felt submerged in a world
controlled it felt submerged in a world
controlled it felt submerged in a world I could truly tailor to my liking I
I could truly tailor to my liking I
I could truly tailor to my liking I later then got my first job saved up
later then got my first job saved up
later then got my first job saved up money and bought more advanced up to
money and bought more advanced up to
money and bought more advanced up to date video game consoles simply to play
date video game consoles simply to play
date video game consoles simply to play better video games and spend my time in
better video games and spend my time in
better video games and spend my time in a world that I could control and call my
a world that I could control and call my
a world that I could control and call my own as I grew older I learned to code
own as I grew older I learned to code
own as I grew older I learned to code ask Liu to even further alter and
ask Liu to even further alter and
ask Liu to even further alter and control the virtual worlds I’d
control the virtual worlds I’d
control the virtual worlds I’d essentially gonna spend my life inside I
essentially gonna spend my life inside I
essentially gonna spend my life inside I continued to improve my coding skills
continued to improve my coding skills
continued to improve my coding skills throughout my senior year of high school
throughout my senior year of high school
throughout my senior year of high school leading up to the day of my realisation
leading up to the day of my realisation
leading up to the day of my realisation I was walking into a newly opened
I was walking into a newly opened
I was walking into a newly opened electronics store and saw an oculus a
electronics store and saw an oculus a
electronics store and saw an oculus a high-end virtual reality device far too
high-end virtual reality device far too
high-end virtual reality device far too expensive or advanced at the time for a
expensive or advanced at the time for a
expensive or advanced at the time for a kid like myself to ever even hope to use
kid like myself to ever even hope to use
kid like myself to ever even hope to use let alone possess however that day I was
let alone possess however that day I was
let alone possess however that day I was able to give it a try I was truly
able to give it a try I was truly
able to give it a try I was truly immersed into another world unlike
immersed into another world unlike
immersed into another world unlike anything I’d ever experienced at first
anything I’d ever experienced at first
anything I’d ever experienced at first hand witness the power of virtual
hand witness the power of virtual
hand witness the power of virtual reality from that moment I began to
reality from that moment I began to
reality from that moment I began to perceive just how incredible this
perceive just how incredible this
perceive just how incredible this developing technology was could only
developing technology was could only
developing technology was could only imagine what would evolve into I wanted
imagine what would evolve into I wanted
imagine what would evolve into I wanted to watch virtual reality impact the
to watch virtual reality impact the
to watch virtual reality impact the world and specifically impact those the
world and specifically impact those the
world and specifically impact those the longed to be teleported into their own
longed to be teleported into their own
longed to be teleported into their own world and myself since that day
world and myself since that day
world and myself since that day technology has only continued to advance
technology has only continued to advance
technology has only continued to advance faster and faster in 2015 Samsung
faster and faster in 2015 Samsung
faster and faster in 2015 Samsung launched its own VR headset and as of
launched its own VR headset and as of
launched its own VR headset and as of January this year they’ve sold over five
January this year they’ve sold over five
January this year they’ve sold over five million units virtual reality has
million units virtual reality has
million units virtual reality has officially broken into the mainstream it
officially broken into the mainstream it
officially broken into the mainstream it is glaringly apparent how widespread the
is glaringly apparent how widespread the
is glaringly apparent how widespread the desire to enter virtual world
desire to enter virtual world
desire to enter virtual world a desire that only continues to increase
a desire that only continues to increase
a desire that only continues to increase however to many people it is still
however to many people it is still
however to many people it is still unclear what exactly virtual reality is
unclear what exactly virtual reality is
unclear what exactly virtual reality is and just how much it is capable of to
and just how much it is capable of to
and just how much it is capable of to paint a better picture of what this
paint a better picture of what this
paint a better picture of what this looks like I’m going to tell you all
looks like I’m going to tell you all
looks like I’m going to tell you all about hypothetical Helga however God is
about hypothetical Helga however God is
about hypothetical Helga however God is not a huge fan of technology by any
not a huge fan of technology by any
not a huge fan of technology by any means she has worked at the same job for
means she has worked at the same job for
means she has worked at the same job for quite a long time and only recently
quite a long time and only recently
quite a long time and only recently found out about the Internet as far as
found out about the Internet as far as
found out about the Internet as far as she is concerned virtual reality is just
she is concerned virtual reality is just
she is concerned virtual reality is just something out of a sci-fi movie that
something out of a sci-fi movie that
something out of a sci-fi movie that might potentially maybe have like a
might potentially maybe have like a
might potentially maybe have like a small chance of existing like 50 years
small chance of existing like 50 years
small chance of existing like 50 years from now now let’s try to visualize her
from now now let’s try to visualize her
from now now let’s try to visualize her colleague hypothetical heart heart
colleague hypothetical heart heart
colleague hypothetical heart heart thinks she has a pretty good
thinks she has a pretty good
thinks she has a pretty good understanding of technology owns an
understanding of technology owns an
understanding of technology owns an iPhone and even teaches a class about
iPhone and even teaches a class about
iPhone and even teaches a class about computers her overweight cousin who
computers her overweight cousin who
computers her overweight cousin who lives in his mom’s basement once
lives in his mom’s basement once
lives in his mom’s basement once mentioned VR to her and she is now under
mentioned VR to her and she is now under
mentioned VR to her and she is now under the impression this is technology
the impression this is technology
the impression this is technology exclusively for people that love world
exclusively for people that love world
exclusively for people that love world of warcraft more than life itself
of warcraft more than life itself
of warcraft more than life itself Hart dismisses VR completely and assumes
Hart dismisses VR completely and assumes
Hart dismisses VR completely and assumes there’s nothing more than a sweaty
there’s nothing more than a sweaty
there’s nothing more than a sweaty overpriced helmet both Helga and Hart
overpriced helmet both Helga and Hart
overpriced helmet both Helga and Hart could not be more wrong
could not be more wrong
could not be more wrong any one of the well over five million
any one of the well over five million
any one of the well over five million people that now possess this technology
people that now possess this technology
people that now possess this technology would be able to tell them VR is very
would be able to tell them VR is very
would be able to tell them VR is very real and is certainly much more than a
real and is certainly much more than a
real and is certainly much more than a sweaty overpriced helmet however for
sweaty overpriced helmet however for
sweaty overpriced helmet however for many people as well as hard the only use
many people as well as hard the only use
many people as well as hard the only use case imaginable for virtual reality is
case imaginable for virtual reality is
case imaginable for virtual reality is inside the video game industry in all
inside the video game industry in all
inside the video game industry in all fairness the technology is perfect for
fairness the technology is perfect for
fairness the technology is perfect for it the goal of video games is a
it the goal of video games is a
it the goal of video games is a submerging in a virtual environment
submerging in a virtual environment
submerging in a virtual environment providing an immersive and enjoyable
providing an immersive and enjoyable
providing an immersive and enjoyable experience for the user throughout the
experience for the user throughout the
experience for the user throughout the years
years
years game consoles have continued to advance
game consoles have continued to advance
game consoles have continued to advance working to accomplish this task virtual
working to accomplish this task virtual
working to accomplish this task virtual reality could bring this to an entire
reality could bring this to an entire
reality could bring this to an entire new level it has already done so
new level it has already done so
new level it has already done so offering dozens of games already
offering dozens of games already
offering dozens of games already available to play however as I’ve said
available to play however as I’ve said
available to play however as I’ve said before and will say again and again and
before and will say again and again and
before and will say again and again and again the power of this technology
again the power of this technology
again the power of this technology reaches so far beyond just videogames
reaches so far beyond just videogames
reaches so far beyond just videogames today right now as I’m speaking to all
today right now as I’m speaking to all
today right now as I’m speaking to all of you
of you
of you virtual reality is being used in the
virtual reality is being used in the
virtual reality is being used in the treatment of burn victims transporting
treatment of burn victims transporting
treatment of burn victims transporting them into a snow world to help them cope
them into a snow world to help them cope
them into a snow world to help them cope with the pain they are facing before
with the pain they are facing before
with the pain they are facing before surgery patients can actually build a
surgery patients can actually build a
surgery patients can actually build a snowman inside of their hospital room
snowman inside of their hospital room
snowman inside of their hospital room interestingly enough the Vieira’s place
interestingly enough the Vieira’s place
interestingly enough the Vieira’s place in hospitals isn’t only for patients
in hospitals isn’t only for patients
in hospitals isn’t only for patients either many cutting-edge medical schools
either many cutting-edge medical schools
either many cutting-edge medical schools use virtual reality as a learning tool a
use virtual reality as a learning tool a
use virtual reality as a learning tool a tool that can educate provide hands-on
tool that can educate provide hands-on
tool that can educate provide hands-on experience and create doctors more
experience and create doctors more
experience and create doctors more advanced and talented than ever before
advanced and talented than ever before
advanced and talented than ever before learning by doing is arguably the most
learning by doing is arguably the most
learning by doing is arguably the most effective method of training
effective method of training
effective method of training unfortunately in some situations certain
unfortunately in some situations certain
unfortunately in some situations certain activities such as performing open-heart
activities such as performing open-heart
activities such as performing open-heart surgery are too expensive or too
surgery are too expensive or too
surgery are too expensive or too dangerous to repeatedly practice in real
dangerous to repeatedly practice in real
dangerous to repeatedly practice in real life some others might include flying a
life some others might include flying a
life some others might include flying a plane enacting military combat maneuvers
plane enacting military combat maneuvers
plane enacting military combat maneuvers you all get the idea the point I’m
you all get the idea the point I’m
you all get the idea the point I’m trying to make here is pilots use
trying to make here is pilots use
trying to make here is pilots use virtual reality soldiers use virtual
virtual reality soldiers use virtual
virtual reality soldiers use virtual reality doctors use virtual reality and
reality doctors use virtual reality and
reality doctors use virtual reality and I use virtual reality this technology is
I use virtual reality this technology is
I use virtual reality this technology is capable of so much more than people
capable of so much more than people
capable of so much more than people realize
realize
realize and it’s just waiting to be applied and
and it’s just waiting to be applied and
and it’s just waiting to be applied and utilized in every field imaginable but
utilized in every field imaginable but
utilized in every field imaginable but even looking at today’s current uses a
even looking at today’s current uses a
even looking at today’s current uses a virtual reality there’s truly no way to
virtual reality there’s truly no way to
virtual reality there’s truly no way to predict where this is all headed imagine
predict where this is all headed imagine
predict where this is all headed imagine several years from now when more
several years from now when more
several years from now when more sophisticated virtual reality consoles
sophisticated virtual reality consoles
sophisticated virtual reality consoles exist ones that were capable of
exist ones that were capable of
exist ones that were capable of connecting to a user’s a nervous system
connecting to a user’s a nervous system
connecting to a user’s a nervous system virtual reality could provide the
virtual reality could provide the
virtual reality could provide the physically disabled with an outlet a way
physically disabled with an outlet a way
physically disabled with an outlet a way to experience that which abled body
to experience that which abled body
to experience that which abled body person’s take for granted a blind person
person’s take for granted a blind person
person’s take for granted a blind person putting on a VR headset connecting to
putting on a VR headset connecting to
putting on a VR headset connecting to their nervous system and being able to
their nervous system and being able to
their nervous system and being able to see the virtual world around them being
see the virtual world around them being
see the virtual world around them being able to see for the very first time in
able to see for the very first time in
able to see for the very first time in their lives
their lives
their lives someone who was paralyzed in a horrible
someone who was paralyzed in a horrible
someone who was paralyzed in a horrible accident feeling the wind against their
accident feeling the wind against their
accident feeling the wind against their face as they run through the virtual
face as they run through the virtual
face as they run through the virtual world a sensation they’ve grown to miss
world a sensation they’ve grown to miss
world a sensation they’ve grown to miss more than anything when my mother walked
more than anything when my mother walked
more than anything when my mother walked into Walmart and bought me that Gamecube
into Walmart and bought me that Gamecube
into Walmart and bought me that Gamecube more than ten years ago there was no way
more than ten years ago there was no way
more than ten years ago there was no way for her to possibly foresee or
for her to possibly foresee or
for her to possibly foresee or understand that what she purchased that
understand that what she purchased that
understand that what she purchased that day was so much more than just a video
day was so much more than just a video
day was so much more than just a video game console she gave me the ability to
game console she gave me the ability to
game console she gave me the ability to enter a virtual world the ability to
enter a virtual world the ability to
enter a virtual world the ability to even briefly forget about the things I
even briefly forget about the things I
even briefly forget about the things I wished I could change but was not able
wished I could change but was not able
wished I could change but was not able to and gifted me a world of my own to
to and gifted me a world of my own to
to and gifted me a world of my own to control the gift she gave me that day
control the gift she gave me that day
control the gift she gave me that day completely changed my life each and
completely changed my life each and
completely changed my life each and every one of us has something going on
every one of us has something going on
every one of us has something going on in our lives that we wish we could
in our lives that we wish we could
in our lives that we wish we could change but are not able to we all have
change but are not able to we all have
change but are not able to we all have our own individual challenges obstacles
our own individual challenges obstacles
our own individual challenges obstacles roadblocks and things that keep us lying
roadblocks and things that keep us lying
roadblocks and things that keep us lying awake in bed at night in addition as
awake in bed at night in addition as
awake in bed at night in addition as human beings we search for a way to
human beings we search for a way to
human beings we search for a way to escape all of these for me I found that
escape all of these for me I found that
escape all of these for me I found that escape inside videogames inside the
escape inside videogames inside the
escape inside videogames inside the virtual world people who don’t play
virtual world people who don’t play
virtual world people who don’t play video games often wonder what it is that
video games often wonder what it is that
video games often wonder what it is that makes them so engaging now others truth
makes them so engaging now others truth
makes them so engaging now others truth is the real world can be unpredictable
is the real world can be unpredictable
is the real world can be unpredictable evil chaotic and messy there always has
evil chaotic and messy there always has
evil chaotic and messy there always has been and always will be things in our
been and always will be things in our
been and always will be things in our lives we want to completely control but
lives we want to completely control but
lives we want to completely control but camp our futures
camp our futures
camp our futures health relationships money jobs the list
health relationships money jobs the list
health relationships money jobs the list goes on and on
goes on and on
goes on and on video games are clear if you do
video games are clear if you do
video games are clear if you do something in a certain way you get a
something in a certain way you get a
something in a certain way you get a certain result sadly that’s not how life
certain result sadly that’s not how life
certain result sadly that’s not how life works sometimes you do everything right
works sometimes you do everything right
works sometimes you do everything right but everything goes wrong sometimes it
but everything goes wrong sometimes it
but everything goes wrong sometimes it is easier to escape to a world
is easier to escape to a world
is easier to escape to a world with life is predictable organized and
with life is predictable organized and
with life is predictable organized and under our control and in ways that can
under our control and in ways that can
under our control and in ways that can be healthy and unhealthy video games
be healthy and unhealthy video games
be healthy and unhealthy video games provide this escape unlike anything else
provide this escape unlike anything else
provide this escape unlike anything else a true escape to another world people
a true escape to another world people
a true escape to another world people have always wanted to master their
have always wanted to master their
have always wanted to master their environment since the dawn of time to
environment since the dawn of time to
environment since the dawn of time to live in a world in which they control we
live in a world in which they control we
live in a world in which they control we wanted our hands to be able to do more
wanted our hands to be able to do more
wanted our hands to be able to do more that’s why we have hammers we work hard
that’s why we have hammers we work hard
that’s why we have hammers we work hard to be successful make money and fulfill
to be successful make money and fulfill
to be successful make money and fulfill our desires goals and ambitions
our desires goals and ambitions
our desires goals and ambitions essentially we envision a world tailored
essentially we envision a world tailored
essentially we envision a world tailored to our liking the possibility is nearly
to our liking the possibility is nearly
to our liking the possibility is nearly here for us to make a choice a choice
here for us to make a choice a choice
here for us to make a choice a choice that prior to this technology never
that prior to this technology never
that prior to this technology never existed the choice between living in the
existed the choice between living in the
existed the choice between living in the real world following its rules accepting
real world following its rules accepting
real world following its rules accepting the pain and struggles we deal with on a
the pain and struggles we deal with on a
the pain and struggles we deal with on a daily basis and coming to terms with the
daily basis and coming to terms with the
daily basis and coming to terms with the fact that there are things we cannot
fact that there are things we cannot
fact that there are things we cannot change do or experience and attempt to
change do or experience and attempt to
change do or experience and attempt to embrace these limitations or live in a
embrace these limitations or live in a
embrace these limitations or live in a virtual world without any restrictions a
virtual world without any restrictions a
virtual world without any restrictions a world so lifelike and convincing you
world so lifelike and convincing you
world so lifelike and convincing you cannot even determine its authenticity
cannot even determine its authenticity
cannot even determine its authenticity which one will each person choose as
which one will each person choose as
which one will each person choose as I’ve continued to mature and the
I’ve continued to mature and the
I’ve continued to mature and the struggles in pain I once faced reside I
struggles in pain I once faced reside I
struggles in pain I once faced reside I look back on when my parents got
look back on when my parents got
look back on when my parents got divorced and how I handled it after
divorced and how I handled it after
divorced and how I handled it after quite a lot of thought I’m still unsure
quite a lot of thought I’m still unsure
quite a lot of thought I’m still unsure if I should have handled the situation
if I should have handled the situation
if I should have handled the situation the way I did I question if I should
the way I did I question if I should
the way I did I question if I should have used the virtual world as an escape
have used the virtual world as an escape
have used the virtual world as an escape there were countless other outlets that
there were countless other outlets that
there were countless other outlets that could have utilized countless other ways
could have utilized countless other ways
could have utilized countless other ways I could have distracted myself I could
I could have distracted myself I could
I could have distracted myself I could have gone running collected quarters
have gone running collected quarters
have gone running collected quarters hung out with friends done something
hung out with friends done something
hung out with friends done something that was real or tangible but instead I
that was real or tangible but instead I
that was real or tangible but instead I chose to enter the virtual world with
chose to enter the virtual world with
chose to enter the virtual world with fewer restrictions essentially none
fewer restrictions essentially none
fewer restrictions essentially none would you rather drive a Lamborghini or
would you rather drive a Lamborghini or
would you rather drive a Lamborghini or collect quarters I personally would
collect quarters I personally would
collect quarters I personally would choose a Lambo but sadly my current pay
choose a Lambo but sadly my current pay
choose a Lambo but sadly my current pay isn’t quite enough for me to afford one
isn’t quite enough for me to afford one
isn’t quite enough for me to afford one but in the virtual world in my world
but in the virtual world in my world
but in the virtual world in my world that doesn’t matter I can make my
that doesn’t matter I can make my
that doesn’t matter I can make my decision and spend the day driving an
decision and spend the day driving an
decision and spend the day driving an electric green luxury vehicle across
electric green luxury vehicle across
electric green luxury vehicle across Europe the only issue is that it isn’t
Europe the only issue is that it isn’t
Europe the only issue is that it isn’t real I’m an 18 year old student I can
real I’m an 18 year old student I can
real I’m an 18 year old student I can barely afford to go out to lunch I do
barely afford to go out to lunch I do
barely afford to go out to lunch I do not have a Lamborghini however as the
not have a Lamborghini however as the
not have a Lamborghini however as the power of virtual reality continues to
power of virtual reality continues to
power of virtual reality continues to increase in advance the line between the
increase in advance the line between the
increase in advance the line between the real and virtual world is beginning to
real and virtual world is beginning to
real and virtual world is beginning to blur the virtual world the world I
blur the virtual world the world I
blur the virtual world the world I control continues to become more real
control continues to become more real
control continues to become more real and more lifelike each and every day and
and more lifelike each and every day and
and more lifelike each and every day and it will continue to do so to the point
it will continue to do so to the point
it will continue to do so to the point in which you can see hear smell feel and
in which you can see hear smell feel and
in which you can see hear smell feel and even taste it imagine if you could fully
even taste it imagine if you could fully
even taste it imagine if you could fully submerge yourself in the world of your
submerge yourself in the world of your
submerge yourself in the world of your dreams over time this will transform
dreams over time this will transform
dreams over time this will transform every aspect of life
every aspect of life
every aspect of life and with the rate at which technology
and with the rate at which technology
and with the rate at which technology continues to advance it is incredible to
continues to advance it is incredible to
continues to advance it is incredible to envision what 15 10 or even just 5 years
envision what 15 10 or even just 5 years
envision what 15 10 or even just 5 years will bring think reflect and consider
will bring think reflect and consider
will bring think reflect and consider this what would you do in a world of
this what would you do in a world of
this what would you do in a world of your dreams without any limits and just
your dreams without any limits and just
your dreams without any limits and just how much would you give up for it
how much would you give up for it
how much would you give up for it because to be honest with all of you
because to be honest with all of you
because to be honest with all of you I’ve yet to decide as well
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