can you think of an experience that goes deep enough to be positively
deep enough to be positively
deep enough to be positively life-changing that might have the
life-changing that might have the
life-changing that might have the potential to make us more human when the
potential to make us more human when the
potential to make us more human when the first astronauts came back from space
first astronauts came back from space
first astronauts came back from space they were indeed deeply moved as if
they were indeed deeply moved as if
they were indeed deeply moved as if something happened out there that they
something happened out there that they
something happened out there that they couldn’t quite understand but that
couldn’t quite understand but that
couldn’t quite understand but that shifted their perspective and their
shifted their perspective and their
shifted their perspective and their worldview this was later called the
worldview this was later called the
worldview this was later called the overview effect after his first
overview effect after his first
overview effect after his first spaceflight astronaut at committal
spaceflight astronaut at committal
spaceflight astronaut at committal stated we went to the moon as
stated we went to the moon as
stated we went to the moon as technicians we returned as humanitarians
technicians we returned as humanitarians
technicians we returned as humanitarians you develop an instant global
you develop an instant global
you develop an instant global consciousness a people orientation and
consciousness a people orientation and
consciousness a people orientation and intense dissatisfaction with a state of
intense dissatisfaction with a state of
intense dissatisfaction with a state of the world and a compulsion to do
the world and a compulsion to do
the world and a compulsion to do something about it from out there on the
something about it from out there on the
something about it from out there on the moon international politics look so
moon international politics look so
moon international politics look so petty isn’t that the kind of experience
petty isn’t that the kind of experience
petty isn’t that the kind of experience we wish more people would have
we wish more people would have
we wish more people would have especially in the light of current
especially in the light of current
especially in the light of current politics of increasing rhetorics of hate
politics of increasing rhetorics of hate
politics of increasing rhetorics of hate isolationism ignorance or terror but
isolationism ignorance or terror but
isolationism ignorance or terror but honestly most of us will never become
honestly most of us will never become
honestly most of us will never become astronauts I mean is there a way we
astronauts I mean is there a way we
astronauts I mean is there a way we could use technology such as virtual
could use technology such as virtual
could use technology such as virtual reality to provide more people with a
reality to provide more people with a
reality to provide more people with a glimpse of such powerful transformative
glimpse of such powerful transformative
glimpse of such powerful transformative experiences imagine we could do this
experiences imagine we could do this
experiences imagine we could do this safely from Earth without having to
safely from Earth without having to
safely from Earth without having to spend all the money time effort and
spend all the money time effort and
spend all the money time effort and incredible carbon footprint pollution of
incredible carbon footprint pollution of
incredible carbon footprint pollution of shooting more rockets into space imagine
shooting more rockets into space imagine
shooting more rockets into space imagine we could give such experiences to keep
we could give such experiences to keep
we could give such experiences to keep the would otherwise never be able to do
the would otherwise never be able to do
the would otherwise never be able to do it because they’re not young healthy fit
it because they’re not young healthy fit
it because they’re not young healthy fit or rich enough to do though so this is
or rich enough to do though so this is
or rich enough to do though so this is one of the reasons why I and many other
one of the reasons why I and many other
one of the reasons why I and many other researchers a glow around the globe are
researchers a glow around the globe are
researchers a glow around the globe are excited to bring these experiences into
excited to bring these experiences into
excited to bring these experiences into our labs using virtual reality so we can
our labs using virtual reality so we can
our labs using virtual reality so we can learn how they really work research them
learn how they really work research them
learn how they really work research them understand what factors are important
understand what factors are important
understand what factors are important and how we could use technology to
and how we could use technology to
and how we could use technology to design for them so we could ultimately
design for them so we could ultimately
design for them so we could ultimately make them access
make them access
make them access to the broad audience but especially for
to the broad audience but especially for
to the broad audience but especially for those who might not have had a chance
those who might not have had a chance
those who might not have had a chance yet to try to watch reality what is it
yet to try to watch reality what is it
yet to try to watch reality what is it really let me just give you a very
really let me just give you a very
really let me just give you a very simple example so here you can simply
simple example so here you can simply
simple example so here you can simply Explorer virtual vancouver by facing and
Explorer virtual vancouver by facing and
Explorer virtual vancouver by facing and leaning in the direction you’d like to
leaning in the direction you’d like to
leaning in the direction you’d like to go
go
go no hands needed so what’s special about
no hands needed so what’s special about
no hands needed so what’s special about virtuality well you can do and
virtuality well you can do and
virtuality well you can do and experience things you could otherwise
experience things you could otherwise
experience things you could otherwise not do like flying so in a way virtual
not do like flying so in a way virtual
not do like flying so in a way virtual reality is the closest you might have to
reality is the closest you might have to
reality is the closest you might have to lucid dreaming or flying dreams but
lucid dreaming or flying dreams but
lucid dreaming or flying dreams but you’re awake and just like neo in the
you’re awake and just like neo in the
you’re awake and just like neo in the matrix you’re empowered to do things
matrix you’re empowered to do things
matrix you’re empowered to do things experience things you could not
experience things you could not
experience things you could not otherwise do you can take on different
otherwise do you can take on different
otherwise do you can take on different perspectives you can immerse yourself
perspectives you can immerse yourself
perspectives you can immerse yourself you can have embodied visceral
you can have embodied visceral
you can have embodied visceral first-person direct experiences and it
first-person direct experiences and it
first-person direct experiences and it doesn’t feel like you’re looking at a
doesn’t feel like you’re looking at a
doesn’t feel like you’re looking at a screen anymore but you’re looking
screen anymore but you’re looking
screen anymore but you’re looking through a window onto the virtual
through a window onto the virtual
through a window onto the virtual environment so you can have the embodied
environment so you can have the embodied
environment so you can have the embodied sensation of really being there of
sensation of really being there of
sensation of really being there of presence so could watch reality make us
presence so could watch reality make us
presence so could watch reality make us more human I believe it has that
more human I believe it has that
more human I believe it has that potential if we really combined with
potential if we really combined with
potential if we really combined with strong ethics so we know which
strong ethics so we know which
strong ethics so we know which experiences we should create and which
experiences we should create and which
experiences we should create and which ones should never be created if you
ones should never be created if you
ones should never be created if you democratize it as a creative medium if
democratize it as a creative medium if
democratize it as a creative medium if you give more people access to these
you give more people access to these
you give more people access to these experiences and the tools and the skills
experiences and the tools and the skills
experiences and the tools and the skills teach them the skills on how to do that
teach them the skills on how to do that
teach them the skills on how to do that and then combine this with research so
and then combine this with research so
and then combine this with research so we better understand how these
we better understand how these
we better understand how these experiences work what factors are
experiences work what factors are
experiences work what factors are important and how we could use
important and how we could use
important and how we could use technology and which experiences
technology and which experiences
technology and which experiences actually worth creating but still wonder
actually worth creating but still wonder
actually worth creating but still wonder I mean why use what reality it’s still a
I mean why use what reality it’s still a
I mean why use what reality it’s still a little bit of a technical effort but
little bit of a technical effort but
little bit of a technical effort but there’s clearly quite a difference
there’s clearly quite a difference
there’s clearly quite a difference between passively watching something on
between passively watching something on
between passively watching something on a 2d screen where there’s actually being
a 2d screen where there’s actually being
a 2d screen where there’s actually being there experiencing yourself have an
there experiencing yourself have an
there experiencing yourself have an agency let me give you an example from
agency let me give you an example from
agency let me give you an example from the real world a few years ago when I
the real world a few years ago when I
the real world a few years ago when I was in Indonesia I wasn’t really
was in Indonesia I wasn’t really
was in Indonesia I wasn’t really planning on going scuba diving
planning on going scuba diving
planning on going scuba diving it was just so hot that I really felt
it was just so hot that I really felt
it was just so hot that I really felt like I had to be in the water so on my
like I had to be in the water so on my
like I had to be in the water so on my second day after still learning to scuba
second day after still learning to scuba
second day after still learning to scuba dive we went to bar to belong and
dive we went to bar to belong and
dive we went to bar to belong and inconspicuously looking rock and we’d
inconspicuously looking rock and we’d
inconspicuously looking rock and we’d dive down to 15 meters and initially it
dive down to 15 meters and initially it
dive down to 15 meters and initially it was still fiddling with the gear and
was still fiddling with the gear and
was still fiddling with the gear and trying to breathe calmly once I could
trying to breathe calmly once I could
trying to breathe calmly once I could and look up
and look up
and look up I was just puzzle if Li stand in awe and
I was just puzzle if Li stand in awe and
I was just puzzle if Li stand in awe and wonder about all these amazing creatures
wonder about all these amazing creatures
wonder about all these amazing creatures around me not even afraid of me I really
around me not even afraid of me I really
around me not even afraid of me I really felt like I was immersed I was in a
felt like I was immersed I was in a
felt like I was immersed I was in a nature documentary and it could
nature documentary and it could
nature documentary and it could literally hallucinate David Attenborough
literally hallucinate David Attenborough
literally hallucinate David Attenborough himself literally my experience no
himself literally my experience no
himself literally my experience no kidding but something was different I
kidding but something was different I
kidding but something was different I also felt this visceral connection to
also felt this visceral connection to
also felt this visceral connection to this environment to these creatures and
this environment to these creatures and
this environment to these creatures and a deep urge that we have to protect this
a deep urge that we have to protect this
a deep urge that we have to protect this and this took me a little bit by
and this took me a little bit by
and this took me a little bit by surprise because I mean literally I have
surprise because I mean literally I have
surprise because I mean literally I have seen so many nature documentaries before
seen so many nature documentaries before
seen so many nature documentaries before maybe even of prettier cuter larger
maybe even of prettier cuter larger
maybe even of prettier cuter larger animals but none of them had affected me
animals but none of them had affected me
animals but none of them had affected me that deeply so there was clearly huge
that deeply so there was clearly huge
that deeply so there was clearly huge difference between seeing something
difference between seeing something
difference between seeing something beautiful on a screen and actually
beautiful on a screen and actually
beautiful on a screen and actually having a first-hand direct experience
having a first-hand direct experience
having a first-hand direct experience and I wish I could share this experience
and I wish I could share this experience
and I wish I could share this experience with more people I mean would me almost
with more people I mean would me almost
with more people I mean would me almost automatically start caring and
automatically start caring and
automatically start caring and protecting more if you just felt it deep
protecting more if you just felt it deep
protecting more if you just felt it deep enough visceral connection just like
enough visceral connection just like
enough visceral connection just like when you hold a baby or your cute little
when you hold a baby or your cute little
when you hold a baby or your cute little puppy in your arms you look into their
puppy in your arms you look into their
puppy in your arms you look into their eyes too deeply to longley and then
eyes too deeply to longley and then
eyes too deeply to longley and then oxytocin gets released and you have this
oxytocin gets released and you have this
oxytocin gets released and you have this kind of bonding experience and you
kind of bonding experience and you
kind of bonding experience and you really just feel compassion and love for
really just feel compassion and love for
really just feel compassion and love for it and out of this comes this almost
it and out of this comes this almost
it and out of this comes this almost visceral urge that you want to protect
visceral urge that you want to protect
visceral urge that you want to protect it you want to take care of it and this
it you want to take care of it and this
it you want to take care of it and this is quite different than just the
is quite different than just the
is quite different than just the irrational thought of oh I should really
irrational thought of oh I should really
irrational thought of oh I should really recycle more or reduce my carbon
recycle more or reduce my carbon
recycle more or reduce my carbon footprint because it’s really good for
footprint because it’s really good for
footprint because it’s really good for the environment it’s almost like well
the environment it’s almost like well
the environment it’s almost like well once you have a deep enough experience
once you have a deep enough experience
once you have a deep enough experience your perception your thinking your
your perception your thinking your
your perception your thinking your behavior almost changes automatically so
behavior almost changes automatically so
behavior almost changes automatically so take a moment think about an experience
take a moment think about an experience
take a moment think about an experience you might have had yourself
you might have had yourself
you might have had yourself positively transformed you that might
positively transformed you that might
positively transformed you that might have shifted how you think and behave
have shifted how you think and behave
have shifted how you think and behave are the experiences you wish you could
are the experiences you wish you could
are the experiences you wish you could share with others or experiences that
share with others or experiences that
share with others or experiences that you wish you or others could experience
you wish you or others could experience
you wish you or others could experience but what if these experiences aren’t
but what if these experiences aren’t
but what if these experiences aren’t really that easily accessible for
really that easily accessible for
really that easily accessible for example if it’s a bit difficult to
example if it’s a bit difficult to
example if it’s a bit difficult to become an astronaut or if you’re just
become an astronaut or if you’re just
become an astronaut or if you’re just not physically or financially able to
not physically or financially able to
not physically or financially able to afford them I mean is there a way we
afford them I mean is there a way we
afford them I mean is there a way we could use virtual experiences could
could use virtual experiences could
could use virtual experiences could these be transformative I mean for that
these be transformative I mean for that
these be transformative I mean for that work they wouldn’t really need to have
work they wouldn’t really need to have
work they wouldn’t really need to have real-world effects I mean is there any
real-world effects I mean is there any
real-world effects I mean is there any strong solid evidence that virtual
strong solid evidence that virtual
strong solid evidence that virtual experiences can have real effects so
experiences can have real effects so
experiences can have real effects so let’s take a look at research have you
let’s take a look at research have you
let’s take a look at research have you ever wondered what it might be like to
ever wondered what it might be like to
ever wondered what it might be like to be in a different body to be of the
be in a different body to be of the
be in a different body to be of the opposite sex to be of a different race
opposite sex to be of a different race
opposite sex to be of a different race to be taller shorter thinner larger do
to be taller shorter thinner larger do
to be taller shorter thinner larger do you think a glimpse of such an
you think a glimpse of such an
you think a glimpse of such an experience might somehow affect your
experience might somehow affect your
experience might somehow affect your thinking and behavior
thinking and behavior
thinking and behavior well it sure does researchers from
well it sure does researchers from
well it sure does researchers from universities in London and Barcelona
universities in London and Barcelona
universities in London and Barcelona shot that embodying an avatar of a
shot that embodying an avatar of a
shot that embodying an avatar of a different race or gender can actually
different race or gender can actually
different race or gender can actually reduce your unconscious biases so for
reduce your unconscious biases so for
reduce your unconscious biases so for example if you’re white and just for 12
example if you’re white and just for 12
example if you’re white and just for 12 minutes embody a dark skinned avatar
minutes embody a dark skinned avatar
minutes embody a dark skinned avatar that is enough to reduce unconscious
that is enough to reduce unconscious
that is enough to reduce unconscious biases afterwards and of course it
biases afterwards and of course it
biases afterwards and of course it doesn’t completely and forever go away
doesn’t completely and forever go away
doesn’t completely and forever go away but it’s step in the right direction and
but it’s step in the right direction and
but it’s step in the right direction and in our current political climate isn’t
in our current political climate isn’t
in our current political climate isn’t that an experience we wish more people
that an experience we wish more people
that an experience we wish more people could have other researchers showed that
could have other researchers showed that
could have other researchers showed that superhero like flying can actually
superhero like flying can actually
superhero like flying can actually enhance pro-social behavior we also know
enhance pro-social behavior we also know
enhance pro-social behavior we also know that virtual exposure therapy can really
that virtual exposure therapy can really
that virtual exposure therapy can really help to reduce anxiety disorders or if
help to reduce anxiety disorders or if
help to reduce anxiety disorders or if you immerse yourself in a virtual snow
you immerse yourself in a virtual snow
you immerse yourself in a virtual snow world this can help to reduce acute burn
world this can help to reduce acute burn
world this can help to reduce acute burn pain actually above and beyond what
pain actually above and beyond what
pain actually above and beyond what opiates alone can do and if you embody
opiates alone can do and if you embody
opiates alone can do and if you embody if you become an animal invert reality
if you become an animal invert reality
if you become an animal invert reality that can enhance your connection to
that can enhance your connection to
that can enhance your connection to nature so how about
nature so how about
nature so how about overview effect it turns out it’s not
overview effect it turns out it’s not
overview effect it turns out it’s not quite as simple as just teleporting
quite as simple as just teleporting
quite as simple as just teleporting somebody up into a virtual is a Space
somebody up into a virtual is a Space
somebody up into a virtual is a Space Station you need to carefully craft and
Station you need to carefully craft and
Station you need to carefully craft and design the whole experience so it’s a
design the whole experience so it’s a
design the whole experience so it’s a risky long-term research project but the
risky long-term research project but the
risky long-term research project but the first results are promising so we know
first results are promising so we know
first results are promising so we know already that when we did our first
already that when we did our first
already that when we did our first experiments on virtual flying most of
experiments on virtual flying most of
experiments on virtual flying most of the participants already experienced and
the participants already experienced and
the participants already experienced and Wonder and almost half of them even
Wonder and almost half of them even
Wonder and almost half of them even experienced chills and goosebumps not
experienced chills and goosebumps not
experienced chills and goosebumps not because it was cold like here but
because it was cold like here but
because it was cold like here but because people were so deeply touched
because people were so deeply touched
because people were so deeply touched and moved now this is really exciting to
and moved now this is really exciting to
and moved now this is really exciting to me as a researcher because we know that
me as a researcher because we know that
me as a researcher because we know that our experiences are positively related
our experiences are positively related
our experiences are positively related to increases in life satisfaction and
to increases in life satisfaction and
to increases in life satisfaction and medical benefits such as reduced
medical benefits such as reduced
medical benefits such as reduced inflammatory markers and these are non
inflammatory markers and these are non
inflammatory markers and these are non PD to be correlated with a lot of
PD to be correlated with a lot of
PD to be correlated with a lot of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular
chronic diseases such as cardiovascular
chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases diabetes or depression but I
diseases diabetes or depression but I
diseases diabetes or depression but I still wonder I mean who can actually
still wonder I mean who can actually
still wonder I mean who can actually afford and create these experiences and
afford and create these experiences and
afford and create these experiences and what if I wanted to create my own
what if I wanted to create my own
what if I wanted to create my own experience and indeed when he started
experience and indeed when he started
experience and indeed when he started off in virtual reality it was a little
off in virtual reality it was a little
off in virtual reality it was a little bit inaccessible it existed only in a
bit inaccessible it existed only in a
bit inaccessible it existed only in a few labs and just to have a computer
few labs and just to have a computer
few labs and just to have a computer fast enough to render Virtual City there
fast enough to render Virtual City there
fast enough to render Virtual City there was a lot simpler than the one you’ve
was a lot simpler than the one you’ve
was a lot simpler than the one you’ve seen here cost more than a million
seen here cost more than a million
seen here cost more than a million dollars things have changed drastically
dollars things have changed drastically
dollars things have changed drastically just five years ago at a conference a
just five years ago at a conference a
just five years ago at a conference a colleague of mine over dinner took out
colleague of mine over dinner took out
colleague of mine over dinner took out this little cell phone put it in this
this little cell phone put it in this
this little cell phone put it in this self-build slide here and that was the
self-build slide here and that was the
self-build slide here and that was the first time we could ever experience vert
first time we could ever experience vert
first time we could ever experience vert reality over dinner without all the gear
reality over dinner without all the gear
reality over dinner without all the gear with all these extra need for cables and
with all these extra need for cables and
with all these extra need for cables and tracking and software and hardware and I
tracking and software and hardware and I
tracking and software and hardware and I thought well this is amazing it really
thought well this is amazing it really
thought well this is amazing it really is the step towards democratizing the
is the step towards democratizing the
is the step towards democratizing the medium we have to bring this back and
medium we have to bring this back and
medium we have to bring this back and put it into the hands of more people and
put it into the hands of more people and
put it into the hands of more people and empower them to really use it as an
empower them to really use it as an
empower them to really use it as an outlet for their creativity their
outlet for their creativity their
outlet for their creativity their creative thoughts so when I came back to
creative thoughts so when I came back to
creative thoughts so when I came back to Simon Fraser University here in
Simon Fraser University here in
Simon Fraser University here in Vancouver here
Vancouver here
Vancouver here where I do research and teach I started
where I do research and teach I started
where I do research and teach I started redesigning a course on immersive
redesigning a course on immersive
redesigning a course on immersive environments for our undergrad students
environments for our undergrad students
environments for our undergrad students andit asked them to try and create
andit asked them to try and create
andit asked them to try and create meaningful experiences to really go
meaningful experiences to really go
meaningful experiences to really go beyond what you might traditionally
beyond what you might traditionally
beyond what you might traditionally associate with virtuality so no ego
associate with virtuality so no ego
associate with virtuality so no ego shooters no porn no horror games no
shooters no porn no horror games no
shooters no porn no horror games no violence what came out of this was quite
violence what came out of this was quite
violence what came out of this was quite impressive for example you could become
impressive for example you could become
impressive for example you could become the sea turtle and experience yourself
the sea turtle and experience yourself
the sea turtle and experience yourself how your home coral reef was destroyed
how your home coral reef was destroyed
how your home coral reef was destroyed by human cause pollution climate change
by human cause pollution climate change
by human cause pollution climate change cold leaching would you take this more
cold leaching would you take this more
cold leaching would you take this more personal in another semester we asked
personal in another semester we asked
personal in another semester we asked people to create empathetic experiences
people to create empathetic experiences
people to create empathetic experiences experiences it might lead to more
experiences it might lead to more
experiences it might lead to more compassion in one of these examples
compassion in one of these examples
compassion in one of these examples parallel Minds I could really get a
parallel Minds I could really get a
parallel Minds I could really get a sense of what it might be like to have a
sense of what it might be like to have a
sense of what it might be like to have a psychotic episode and be tormented with
psychotic episode and be tormented with
psychotic episode and be tormented with visual hallucinations hearing voices
visual hallucinations hearing voices
visual hallucinations hearing voices because I experienced myself a glimpse
because I experienced myself a glimpse
because I experienced myself a glimpse of it so I was really fascinating to see
of it so I was really fascinating to see
of it so I was really fascinating to see the variety of different ideas and
the variety of different ideas and
the variety of different ideas and projects that our creative students came
projects that our creative students came
projects that our creative students came up with but it was probably the most
up with but it was probably the most
up with but it was probably the most rewarding for me as an instructor at the
rewarding for me as an instructor at the
rewarding for me as an instructor at the mentor was really when I could sense the
mentor was really when I could sense the
mentor was really when I could sense the students empowerment one of them call it
students empowerment one of them call it
students empowerment one of them call it the oh my god I’m a wizard phenomenon so
the oh my god I’m a wizard phenomenon so
the oh my god I’m a wizard phenomenon so they experienced that within less than
they experienced that within less than
they experienced that within less than two months you can use learn and you
two months you can use learn and you
two months you can use learn and you tool and use software new theories and
tool and use software new theories and
tool and use software new theories and bring it together and create new novel
bring it together and create new novel
bring it together and create new novel exciting maybe even beautiful
exciting maybe even beautiful
exciting maybe even beautiful experiences that you haven’t even had
experiences that you haven’t even had
experiences that you haven’t even had yourself and then even share it with
yourself and then even share it with
yourself and then even share it with others but you might wonder about the
others but you might wonder about the
others but you might wonder about the ethics isn’t there a dark side to
ethics isn’t there a dark side to
ethics isn’t there a dark side to virtual reality
virtual reality
virtual reality I mean don’t people just become more
I mean don’t people just become more
I mean don’t people just become more isolated removed from reality addicted
isolated removed from reality addicted
isolated removed from reality addicted and traumatized I need’d I am deeply
and traumatized I need’d I am deeply
and traumatized I need’d I am deeply worried about this we have to do
worried about this we have to do
worried about this we have to do something about this potential I mean
something about this potential I mean
something about this potential I mean there’s increasing evidence that just
there’s increasing evidence that just
there’s increasing evidence that just playing violent video games is linked to
playing violent video games is linked to
playing violent video games is linked to increases in aggressive thinking
increases in aggressive thinking
increases in aggressive thinking feelings and behavior and reduce empathy
feelings and behavior and reduce empathy
feelings and behavior and reduce empathy and pro-social behavior and those video
and pro-social behavior and those video
and pro-social behavior and those video games are not even immersive
games are not even immersive
games are not even immersive first-person embodied or visceral at all
first-person embodied or visceral at all
first-person embodied or visceral at all so clearly that reality has a huge
so clearly that reality has a huge
so clearly that reality has a huge potential for good and for bad but just
potential for good and for bad but just
potential for good and for bad but just like many other powerful medium they are
like many other powerful medium they are
like many other powerful medium they are not inherently good or bad nor are they
not inherently good or bad nor are they
not inherently good or bad nor are they neutral what we do know is that they are
neutral what we do know is that they are
neutral what we do know is that they are very quickly becoming increasingly
very quickly becoming increasingly
very quickly becoming increasingly affordable accessible and powerful
affordable accessible and powerful
affordable accessible and powerful powerful to a level where we might be
powerful to a level where we might be
powerful to a level where we might be able to provide almost medical great
able to provide almost medical great
able to provide almost medical great immersive experiences how would we deal
immersive experiences how would we deal
immersive experiences how would we deal with that I mean in medicine we have
with that I mean in medicine we have
with that I mean in medicine we have this amazing beautiful history of a
this amazing beautiful history of a
this amazing beautiful history of a Hippocratic oath and the mandate to
Hippocratic oath and the mandate to
Hippocratic oath and the mandate to first do no harm I posit that we need a
first do no harm I posit that we need a
first do no harm I posit that we need a similar Hippocratic oath for virtual
similar Hippocratic oath for virtual
similar Hippocratic oath for virtual reality and really any other of these
reality and really any other of these
reality and really any other of these powerful media whether we like it or
powerful media whether we like it or
powerful media whether we like it or hate it
hate it
hate it what technological evolution brings us
what technological evolution brings us
what technological evolution brings us we should not ignore it and we should
we should not ignore it and we should
we should not ignore it and we should not leave it just up to the free market
not leave it just up to the free market
not leave it just up to the free market it won’t regulate it so cut virtuality
it won’t regulate it so cut virtuality
it won’t regulate it so cut virtuality make us more human I believe and I’m
make us more human I believe and I’m
make us more human I believe and I’m convinced it really can but we need
convinced it really can but we need
convinced it really can but we need strong clear effects we need to
strong clear effects we need to
strong clear effects we need to democratize it as a creative medium give
democratize it as a creative medium give
democratize it as a creative medium give our people access to these experiences
our people access to these experiences
our people access to these experiences and tools and carefully teach them the
and tools and carefully teach them the
and tools and carefully teach them the skills and how to do something
skills and how to do something
skills and how to do something meaningful positive with it and then
meaningful positive with it and then
meaningful positive with it and then combine this with research so we really
combine this with research so we really
combine this with research so we really understand how these experiences work
understand how these experiences work
understand how these experiences work how to design for it how the technology
how to design for it how the technology
how to design for it how the technology works and really to bring this together
works and really to bring this together
works and really to bring this together we can design positive transformational
we can design positive transformational
we can design positive transformational experiences that have the potential to
experiences that have the potential to
experiences that have the potential to make us more human
make us more human
make us more human so if Ted is about ideas worth spreading
so if Ted is about ideas worth spreading
so if Ted is about ideas worth spreading could the future of virtual reality be
could the future of virtual reality be
could the future of virtual reality be about experiences worth spreading my
about experiences worth spreading my
about experiences worth spreading my vision is to empower people to create
vision is to empower people to create
vision is to empower people to create positive transformational experiences
positive transformational experiences
positive transformational experiences worth spreading thank you
worth spreading thank you
worth spreading thank you you
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