today I’m going to share a story about imagination and an exciting look into
imagination and an exciting look into
imagination and an exciting look into the future but before we do that I think
the future but before we do that I think
the future but before we do that I think we should get to know each other a
we should get to know each other a
we should get to know each other a little bit better so by show of hands
little bit better so by show of hands
little bit better so by show of hands how many of you have heard of virtual
how many of you have heard of virtual
how many of you have heard of virtual reality I kind of crowd we’re going to
reality I kind of crowd we’re going to
reality I kind of crowd we’re going to get along just great how many of you
get along just great how many of you
get along just great how many of you have actually tried virtual reality even
have actually tried virtual reality even
have actually tried virtual reality even better cool so there’s a couple of folks
better cool so there’s a couple of folks
better cool so there’s a couple of folks in the back that didn’t raise our hands
in the back that didn’t raise our hands
in the back that didn’t raise our hands and to catch you up to speed here’s a
and to catch you up to speed here’s a
and to catch you up to speed here’s a video that does a good job of explaining
video that does a good job of explaining
video that does a good job of explaining what it is
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[Music] and for a quick laugh here’s how some
and for a quick laugh here’s how some
and for a quick laugh here’s how some people reacting this year for the first
people reacting this year for the first
people reacting this year for the first time yeah I really wanted to get a laugh
time yeah I really wanted to get a laugh
time yeah I really wanted to get a laugh out of you so we’re gonna talk a little
out of you so we’re gonna talk a little
out of you so we’re gonna talk a little bit about why it’s important and what it
bit about why it’s important and what it
bit about why it’s important and what it means for us and what it is but let’s
means for us and what it is but let’s
means for us and what it is but let’s take a step back imagine an elementary
take a step back imagine an elementary
take a step back imagine an elementary school at recess there’s kids playing
school at recess there’s kids playing
school at recess there’s kids playing basketball running back and forth
basketball running back and forth
basketball running back and forth there’s some more kids at the jungle gym
there’s some more kids at the jungle gym
there’s some more kids at the jungle gym going down slides maybe some teachers
going down slides maybe some teachers
going down slides maybe some teachers off to the side chatting waiting for
off to the side chatting waiting for
off to the side chatting waiting for recess to be over and then all the way
recess to be over and then all the way
recess to be over and then all the way in the back of the field ducking in
in the back of the field ducking in
in the back of the field ducking in between bushes waving the imaginary
between bushes waving the imaginary
between bushes waving the imaginary sword at nothing in particular as a kid
sword at nothing in particular as a kid
sword at nothing in particular as a kid playing by himself that was me 14 years
playing by himself that was me 14 years
playing by himself that was me 14 years ago and while I don’t play with
ago and while I don’t play with
ago and while I don’t play with imaginary swords at elementary schools
imaginary swords at elementary schools
imaginary swords at elementary schools anymore I still am chasing my
anymore I still am chasing my
anymore I still am chasing my imagination and all started with books
imagination and all started with books
imagination and all started with books when I picked one up I couldn’t put it
when I picked one up I couldn’t put it
when I picked one up I couldn’t put it down until i was done i really could
down until i was done i really could
down until i was done i really could imagine these universes pictured so
imagine these universes pictured so
imagine these universes pictured so vividly in my head all these dreams of
vividly in my head all these dreams of
vividly in my head all these dreams of aliens and spaceships black holes
aliens and spaceships black holes
aliens and spaceships black holes dinosaurs pirates imagine my
dinosaurs pirates imagine my
dinosaurs pirates imagine my disappointment when I grew up and I
disappointment when I grew up and I
disappointment when I grew up and I realized that none of it was real and
realized that none of it was real and
realized that none of it was real and that I would never get to actually see
that I would never get to actually see
that I would never get to actually see an eight it with my own eyes it was like
an eight it with my own eyes it was like
an eight it with my own eyes it was like it was like finding out Stanton doesn’t
it was like finding out Stanton doesn’t
it was like finding out Stanton doesn’t exist and there’s a kid in the back
exist and there’s a kid in the back
exist and there’s a kid in the back that’s going to have a very awkward
that’s going to have a very awkward
that’s going to have a very awkward conversation of his parent later
conversation of his parent later
conversation of his parent later but I grew up a bit and then I started
but I grew up a bit and then I started
but I grew up a bit and then I started watching movies and wow wow that was
watching movies and wow wow that was
watching movies and wow wow that was magical seeing my imagination come to
magical seeing my imagination come to
magical seeing my imagination come to life on the big screen Harry Potter Lord
life on the big screen Harry Potter Lord
life on the big screen Harry Potter Lord of the Rings but I grew up a bit more
of the Rings but I grew up a bit more
of the Rings but I grew up a bit more and I realized it was always someone
and I realized it was always someone
and I realized it was always someone else’s story and the movies always ended
else’s story and the movies always ended
else’s story and the movies always ended too soon Along Came video games and
too soon Along Came video games and
too soon Along Came video games and that’s what I really got addicted to I
that’s what I really got addicted to I
that’s what I really got addicted to I could take control of my own destiny
could take control of my own destiny
could take control of my own destiny save the world become a mighty warrior
save the world become a mighty warrior
save the world become a mighty warrior it’s not just me all of humanity has
it’s not just me all of humanity has
it’s not just me all of humanity has been chasing our imaginations for a
been chasing our imaginations for a
been chasing our imaginations for a little while now starting with campfire
little while now starting with campfire
little while now starting with campfire stories of myths and legends of heroes
stories of myths and legends of heroes
stories of myths and legends of heroes and monsters and then with art and music
and monsters and then with art and music
and monsters and then with art and music providing more and more ways that we
providing more and more ways that we
providing more and more ways that we could engage with our imaginations films
could engage with our imaginations films
could engage with our imaginations films and video games are just the latest
and video games are just the latest
and video games are just the latest iteration in a way that we’ve been able
iteration in a way that we’ve been able
iteration in a way that we’ve been able to make our dreams and our imaginations
to make our dreams and our imaginations
to make our dreams and our imaginations tangible for others to understand but I
tangible for others to understand but I
tangible for others to understand but I always wanted something more I wanted
always wanted something more I wanted
always wanted something more I wanted something I could believe was real I
something I could believe was real I
something I could believe was real I wanted something I could experience so
wanted something I could experience so
wanted something I could experience so seems like all of you are familiar sighs
seems like all of you are familiar sighs
seems like all of you are familiar sighs a few guys in the back with virtual
a few guys in the back with virtual
a few guys in the back with virtual reality these wonky headsets that
reality these wonky headsets that
reality these wonky headsets that project over your eyes and over your
project over your eyes and over your
project over your eyes and over your field of vision so as you look around
field of vision so as you look around
field of vision so as you look around you feel like you’re somewhere else in a
you feel like you’re somewhere else in a
you feel like you’re somewhere else in a digital world but the technology today
digital world but the technology today
digital world but the technology today allows for so much more than just a
allows for so much more than just a
allows for so much more than just a headset with today with the technology
headset with today with the technology
headset with today with the technology of today you can actually run in place
of today you can actually run in place
of today you can actually run in place jump walk around touch and feel things
jump walk around touch and feel things
jump walk around touch and feel things that aren’t there or have things that
that aren’t there or have things that
that aren’t there or have things that aren’t there touch you you can hear the
aren’t there touch you you can hear the
aren’t there touch you you can hear the world around you in some special cases
world around you in some special cases
world around you in some special cases taste and smell the world around you if
taste and smell the world around you if
taste and smell the world around you if you’re really lucky you can even fly so
you’re really lucky you can even fly so
you’re really lucky you can even fly so virtual reality is a physical elements
virtual reality is a physical elements
virtual reality is a physical elements of the digital lives that we all lead if
of the digital lives that we all lead if
of the digital lives that we all lead if you think about it we’ve digitized
you think about it we’ve digitized
you think about it we’ve digitized almost every way that we live our lives
almost every way that we live our lives
almost every way that we live our lives from the way we work with productivity
from the way we work with productivity
from the way we work with productivity tools creativity tools financial tools
tools creativity tools financial tools
tools creativity tools financial tools to the personal lives with online social
to the personal lives with online social
to the personal lives with online social networks online profiles communication
networks online profiles communication
networks online profiles communication online dating
finally that that kid on the playing
finally that that kid on the playing field 14 years ago is so excited I
field 14 years ago is so excited I
field 14 years ago is so excited I finally found something that I’ve been
finally found something that I’ve been
finally found something that I’ve been looking for my whole life and I know
looking for my whole life and I know
looking for my whole life and I know that my fellow dreamers out there have
that my fellow dreamers out there have
that my fellow dreamers out there have also found something they’ve been
also found something they’ve been
also found something they’ve been looking for I mean the excitement is
looking for I mean the excitement is
looking for I mean the excitement is really real and you’ve probably been
really real and you’ve probably been
really real and you’ve probably been following virtual reality as much as I
following virtual reality as much as I
following virtual reality as much as I have for us the future of our
have for us the future of our
have for us the future of our imagination is indulgence it’s indulging
imagination is indulgence it’s indulging
imagination is indulgence it’s indulging all of our senses our hopes and our
all of our senses our hopes and our
all of our senses our hopes and our dreams to live in the universe’s that
dreams to live in the universe’s that
dreams to live in the universe’s that we’ve only had to rely on our
we’ve only had to rely on our
we’ve only had to rely on our imagination to get to before it’s a
imagination to get to before it’s a
imagination to get to before it’s a shared experience that we can have with
shared experience that we can have with
shared experience that we can have with others but also share our dreams but
others but also share our dreams but
others but also share our dreams but what about the non dreamers what about
what about the non dreamers what about
what about the non dreamers what about the rest of the world what about the
the rest of the world what about the
the rest of the world what about the pragmatic realists like my mother what
pragmatic realists like my mother what
pragmatic realists like my mother what about what about the office managers the
about what about the office managers the
about what about the office managers the blue-collar workers what about the rest
blue-collar workers what about the rest
blue-collar workers what about the rest of the world what does this mean for
of the world what does this mean for
of the world what does this mean for them well I believe that creativity that
them well I believe that creativity that
them well I believe that creativity that imagination is something that we all
imagination is something that we all
imagination is something that we all grow up with but as we get older and as
grow up with but as we get older and as
grow up with but as we get older and as we get more experienced we learned that
we get more experienced we learned that
we get more experienced we learned that you can’t always get what you want we
you can’t always get what you want we
you can’t always get what you want we learned that some of our dreams will
learned that some of our dreams will
learned that some of our dreams will never come true and we get caught in the
never come true and we get caught in the
never come true and we get caught in the cycle of work home sleep repeat work
cycle of work home sleep repeat work
cycle of work home sleep repeat work home sleep repeat and pretty soon for a
home sleep repeat and pretty soon for a
home sleep repeat and pretty soon for a lot of the world our lives look like
lot of the world our lives look like
lot of the world our lives look like this it’s kinda depressing like fifteen
this it’s kinda depressing like fifteen
this it’s kinda depressing like fifteen percent of our population depressing and
percent of our population depressing and
percent of our population depressing and developed countries that really
developed countries that really
developed countries that really shouldn’t come as a surprise all the
shouldn’t come as a surprise all the
shouldn’t come as a surprise all the people don’t get to do what we want and
people don’t get to do what we want and
people don’t get to do what we want and in poverty-stricken areas some kids have
in poverty-stricken areas some kids have
in poverty-stricken areas some kids have never even been to the other side of the
never even been to the other side of the
never even been to the other side of the city that they grew up in 71 percent of
city that they grew up in 71 percent of
city that they grew up in 71 percent of americans can’t afford to leave the
americans can’t afford to leave the
americans can’t afford to leave the country don’t get to see snow here in
country don’t get to see snow here in
country don’t get to see snow here in ocean and other parts of the world have
ocean and other parts of the world have
ocean and other parts of the world have similar societal patterns as well in
similar societal patterns as well in
similar societal patterns as well in China over seventy percent of their
China over seventy percent of their
China over seventy percent of their workforce those in cubicles or factories
workforce those in cubicles or factories
workforce those in cubicles or factories in dorms where they wake up and they
in dorms where they wake up and they
in dorms where they wake up and they work and they sleep in the same factory
work and they sleep in the same factory
work and they sleep in the same factory it’s not uncommon now for Chinese
it’s not uncommon now for Chinese
it’s not uncommon now for Chinese factories to deploy nets around their
factories to deploy nets around their
factories to deploy nets around their facilities if you
facilities if you
facilities if you don’t jump out of windows so to the
don’t jump out of windows so to the
don’t jump out of windows so to the average person virtual reality is a way
average person virtual reality is a way
average person virtual reality is a way to bring the world to your doorstep it’s
to bring the world to your doorstep it’s
to bring the world to your doorstep it’s a way to experience things that you’ve
a way to experience things that you’ve
a way to experience things that you’ve long given up on it’s a way to do
long given up on it’s a way to do
long given up on it’s a way to do something like this
something like this
something like this [Music]
a powerful thing it’s not just the
a powerful thing it’s not just the economically disenfranchised either it’s
economically disenfranchised either it’s
economically disenfranchised either it’s the elderly who can’t move like they
the elderly who can’t move like they
the elderly who can’t move like they used to it’s the disabled the phobic the
used to it’s the disabled the phobic the
used to it’s the disabled the phobic the shy with over a third of the world with
shy with over a third of the world with
shy with over a third of the world with a smartphone virtual reality is fifteen
a smartphone virtual reality is fifteen
a smartphone virtual reality is fifteen dollars away so for all of us the future
dollars away so for all of us the future
dollars away so for all of us the future of our imaginations experience it’s a
of our imaginations experience it’s a
of our imaginations experience it’s a way to democratize and distribute life
way to democratize and distribute life
way to democratize and distribute life experiences it’s a way to change
experiences it’s a way to change
experiences it’s a way to change people’s perspective on life to help
people’s perspective on life to help
people’s perspective on life to help dreams stay alive it’s a really powerful
dreams stay alive it’s a really powerful
dreams stay alive it’s a really powerful way to keep imagining things can be
way to keep imagining things can be
way to keep imagining things can be better for a lot of the world we can
better for a lot of the world we can
better for a lot of the world we can finally step into those dreams that
finally step into those dreams that
finally step into those dreams that we’ve always sought to seek so whether
we’ve always sought to seek so whether
we’ve always sought to seek so whether you’re a kid running around on the
you’re a kid running around on the
you’re a kid running around on the elementary school field whether you’re a
elementary school field whether you’re a
elementary school field whether you’re a grandparent who grew up during the space
grandparent who grew up during the space
grandparent who grew up during the space race dreaming of going to the moon I
race dreaming of going to the moon I
race dreaming of going to the moon I want you two to do something imagine if
want you two to do something imagine if
want you two to do something imagine if anything was possible where would you go
anything was possible where would you go
anything was possible where would you go and what would you do because that’s the
and what would you do because that’s the
and what would you do because that’s the future that we’re working on I’m so
future that we’re working on I’m so
future that we’re working on I’m so excited for all of you to be a part of
excited for all of you to be a part of
excited for all of you to be a part of it thank you
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