from the moment I put on a virtual reality headset I was inside an
reality headset I was inside an
reality headset I was inside an experience so extraordinary that I
experience so extraordinary that I
experience so extraordinary that I became devoted to trying to figure out
became devoted to trying to figure out
became devoted to trying to figure out just what that was and why it felt like
just what that was and why it felt like
just what that was and why it felt like it mattered to me so much what was
it mattered to me so much what was
it mattered to me so much what was apparent immediately is that virtual
apparent immediately is that virtual
apparent immediately is that virtual reality is a work in progress
reality is a work in progress
reality is a work in progress it’s an idea more than it is a
it’s an idea more than it is a
it’s an idea more than it is a technology and it’s a seismically new
technology and it’s a seismically new
technology and it’s a seismically new way to understand ourselves in the world
way to understand ourselves in the world
way to understand ourselves in the world virtual reality is term that was first
virtual reality is term that was first
virtual reality is term that was first coined by a playwright named art oh he
coined by a playwright named art oh he
coined by a playwright named art oh he was referring to all of the word worlds
was referring to all of the word worlds
was referring to all of the word worlds that we construct in a variety of
that we construct in a variety of
that we construct in a variety of contexts these can range from the
contexts these can range from the
contexts these can range from the immersive theater to a diorama in a
immersive theater to a diorama in a
immersive theater to a diorama in a museum to a viewmaster experience of a
museum to a viewmaster experience of a
museum to a viewmaster experience of a national park they’re all
national park they’re all
national park they’re all three-dimensional simulations when we
three-dimensional simulations when we
three-dimensional simulations when we say virtual reality today we’re
say virtual reality today we’re
say virtual reality today we’re typically referring to a hi-tech headset
typically referring to a hi-tech headset
typically referring to a hi-tech headset in which you can look around move around
in which you can look around move around
in which you can look around move around or change a simulated world you can look
or change a simulated world you can look
or change a simulated world you can look around the world by sitting or standing
around the world by sitting or standing
around the world by sitting or standing and having a 360 live-action or animated
and having a 360 live-action or animated
and having a 360 live-action or animated film play for you and you could add some
film play for you and you could add some
film play for you and you could add some computing power to that get up out of
computing power to that get up out of
computing power to that get up out of your chair move around and then all of
your chair move around and then all of
your chair move around and then all of the elements in that simulated world
the elements in that simulated world
the elements in that simulated world would seem to move with you three
would seem to move with you three
would seem to move with you three dimensionally if you added a little more
dimensionally if you added a little more
dimensionally if you added a little more computing power and some controllers you
computing power and some controllers you
computing power and some controllers you could actually change the elements in
could actually change the elements in
could actually change the elements in that environment these tools in the
that environment these tools in the
that environment these tools in the hands of artists and creative
hands of artists and creative
hands of artists and creative technologists can be used to tremendous
technologists can be used to tremendous
technologists can be used to tremendous effect to create experiences that
effect to create experiences that
effect to create experiences that enhance our sense of connection presence
enhance our sense of connection presence
enhance our sense of connection presence empathy delight imagination in other
empathy delight imagination in other
empathy delight imagination in other words to make us feel more human that
words to make us feel more human that
words to make us feel more human that first work that I had seen was the
first work that I had seen was the
first work that I had seen was the groundbreaking project Syria by nonny de
groundbreaking project Syria by nonny de
groundbreaking project Syria by nonny de la pena a journalist who was working
la pena a journalist who was working
la pena a journalist who was working with gaming technologies to create an
with gaming technologies to create an
with gaming technologies to create an experience that would transport you to a
experience that would transport you to a
experience that would transport you to a street corner in Aleppo Syria the audio
street corner in Aleppo Syria the audio
street corner in Aleppo Syria the audio she recorded on-site was added to a 3d
she recorded on-site was added to a 3d
she recorded on-site was added to a 3d computer animation
computer animation
computer animation and in it when I got to experience it
and in it when I got to experience it
and in it when I got to experience it there’s a part of it where you’re
there’s a part of it where you’re
there’s a part of it where you’re feeling like you’re talking to a young
feeling like you’re talking to a young
feeling like you’re talking to a young girl and yet a bomb goes off behind you
girl and yet a bomb goes off behind you
girl and yet a bomb goes off behind you and even though it’s a very crude
and even though it’s a very crude
and even though it’s a very crude looking computer animation hard to
looking computer animation hard to
looking computer animation hard to explain because you’re not in the
explain because you’re not in the
explain because you’re not in the experience it feels phenomenally real
experience it feels phenomenally real
experience it feels phenomenally real and emotionally resonant and there’s a
and emotionally resonant and there’s a
and emotionally resonant and there’s a reason that this works there’s a trick
reason that this works there’s a trick
reason that this works there’s a trick of our perception that VR is
of our perception that VR is
of our perception that VR is particularly good at exploiting we’re
particularly good at exploiting we’re
particularly good at exploiting we’re mammals we have to balance ourselves and
mammals we have to balance ourselves and
mammals we have to balance ourselves and because of that even in a simulated
because of that even in a simulated
because of that even in a simulated world our brainstem gets hit and the
world our brainstem gets hit and the
world our brainstem gets hit and the chemicals flood when we have to know
chemicals flood when we have to know
chemicals flood when we have to know where we are in place it’s actually
where we are in place it’s actually
where we are in place it’s actually related to how you can throw a ball and
related to how you can throw a ball and
related to how you can throw a ball and have it hit a target accurately when you
have it hit a target accurately when you
have it hit a target accurately when you add this physical element to a narrative
add this physical element to a narrative
add this physical element to a narrative it has a big whammo of a mind-body
it has a big whammo of a mind-body
it has a big whammo of a mind-body connection that makes your relationship
connection that makes your relationship
connection that makes your relationship to that story that much more powerful so
to that story that much more powerful so
to that story that much more powerful so it hit me immediately if I had had these
it hit me immediately if I had had these
it hit me immediately if I had had these VR tools when I was making sweet crude
VR tools when I was making sweet crude
VR tools when I was making sweet crude about the consequences of oil for the
about the consequences of oil for the
about the consequences of oil for the people in the Niger Delta I most
people in the Niger Delta I most
people in the Niger Delta I most certainly would have used them because I
certainly would have used them because I
certainly would have used them because I want to transport you to that place
want to transport you to that place
want to transport you to that place right there I want you to see the dock
right there I want you to see the dock
right there I want you to see the dock in the village of OPA Rosa where a murky
in the village of OPA Rosa where a murky
in the village of OPA Rosa where a murky toxic landscape had once been a white
toxic landscape had once been a white
toxic landscape had once been a white sand beach I want you to feel the gas
sand beach I want you to feel the gas
sand beach I want you to feel the gas flare smell the acid rain imagine the
flare smell the acid rain imagine the
flare smell the acid rain imagine the impending violence and I want the whole
impending violence and I want the whole
impending violence and I want the whole thing to break to you break through to
thing to break to you break through to
thing to break to you break through to you much more of this really and much
you much more of this really and much
you much more of this really and much more quickly and what I’m learning while
more quickly and what I’m learning while
more quickly and what I’m learning while watching and trying to make 360
watching and trying to make 360
watching and trying to make 360 documentary film a very daunting thing
documentary film a very daunting thing
documentary film a very daunting thing by the way when you’ve been doing it the
by the way when you’ve been doing it the
by the way when you’ve been doing it the other way for a lot of years
other way for a lot of years
other way for a lot of years one thing you learn if the filmmaker is
one thing you learn if the filmmaker is
one thing you learn if the filmmaker is losing control the audience can look
losing control the audience can look
losing control the audience can look anywhere they want and the camera is
anywhere they want and the camera is
anywhere they want and the camera is everywhere in fact when you look down a
everywhere in fact when you look down a
everywhere in fact when you look down a lot of times to see the tripod because
lot of times to see the tripod because
lot of times to see the tripod because you can’t get rid of it and the
you can’t get rid of it and the
you can’t get rid of it and the filmmaker in the frame because now
filmmaker in the frame because now
filmmaker in the frame because now instead of trying to frame a story out
instead of trying to frame a story out
instead of trying to frame a story out in front of you safely you’re placing
in front of you safely you’re placing
in front of you safely you’re placing the audience in the boat with the
the audience in the boat with the
the audience in the boat with the character while making sweet crude I was
character while making sweet crude I was
character while making sweet crude I was the filmmaker in the boat while I’m
the filmmaker in the boat while I’m
the filmmaker in the boat while I’m making the brand-new work that I’m
making the brand-new work that I’m
making the brand-new work that I’m working on now I realized the audiences
working on now I realized the audiences
working on now I realized the audiences in the boat there’s something about that
in the boat there’s something about that
in the boat there’s something about that that means the author can no longer
that means the author can no longer
that means the author can no longer turns
turns
turns into safe neat clean pieces that you
into safe neat clean pieces that you
into safe neat clean pieces that you hold out in front of you and don’t worry
hold out in front of you and don’t worry
hold out in front of you and don’t worry about so much not only that you’re
about so much not only that you’re
about so much not only that you’re barely implicated at all in experiences
barely implicated at all in experiences
barely implicated at all in experiences like moondru ku the audience is in the
like moondru ku the audience is in the
like moondru ku the audience is in the boat this is a 360 documentary with the
boat this is a 360 documentary with the
boat this is a 360 documentary with the added sensory elements that makes it a
added sensory elements that makes it a
added sensory elements that makes it a perfect remake of the 1962 sensorama in
perfect remake of the 1962 sensorama in
perfect remake of the 1962 sensorama in it you’re taking on a tour by the
it you’re taking on a tour by the
it you’re taking on a tour by the indigenous people of the Amazon to show
indigenous people of the Amazon to show
indigenous people of the Amazon to show you the fragile environment that
you the fragile environment that
you the fragile environment that experience is greatly enhanced by the
experience is greatly enhanced by the
experience is greatly enhanced by the fact that you smell matcha tea and you
fact that you smell matcha tea and you
fact that you smell matcha tea and you smell diesel fumes and the chair that
smell diesel fumes and the chair that
smell diesel fumes and the chair that you’re in is being rocked in perfect
you’re in is being rocked in perfect
you’re in is being rocked in perfect sync with the story on the river you
sync with the story on the river you
sync with the story on the river you also feel a warm breeze all of this
also feel a warm breeze all of this
also feel a warm breeze all of this comes together to give you this profound
comes together to give you this profound
comes together to give you this profound effect that you really are on the Amazon
effect that you really are on the Amazon
effect that you really are on the Amazon at the same time that you’re actually
at the same time that you’re actually
at the same time that you’re actually sitting in a chair at a Film Festival
sitting in a chair at a Film Festival
sitting in a chair at a Film Festival you’re both here and there the term
you’re both here and there the term
you’re both here and there the term being used for this now is it’s an
being used for this now is it’s an
being used for this now is it’s an embodied narrative and I think that it
embodied narrative and I think that it
embodied narrative and I think that it really does make you more of a witness
really does make you more of a witness
really does make you more of a witness you feel a kind of responsibility for
you feel a kind of responsibility for
you feel a kind of responsibility for the simulated world around you
the simulated world around you
the simulated world around you now embodied narratives are extremely
now embodied narratives are extremely
now embodied narratives are extremely powerful and they can be used to take
powerful and they can be used to take
powerful and they can be used to take you on a tour of the Amazon or they
you on a tour of the Amazon or they
you on a tour of the Amazon or they could be used to take you on a tour of
could be used to take you on a tour of
could be used to take you on a tour of the Niger Delta but you could use it to
the Niger Delta but you could use it to
the Niger Delta but you could use it to put someone in a first person shooter
put someone in a first person shooter
put someone in a first person shooter environment it all depends on intention
environment it all depends on intention
environment it all depends on intention and resources the makers and thinkers
and resources the makers and thinkers
and resources the makers and thinkers who are trying to serve a different
who are trying to serve a different
who are trying to serve a different purpose are working to make empathy
purpose are working to make empathy
purpose are working to make empathy devices imagination machines radical
devices imagination machines radical
devices imagination machines radical ways of transforming your notion of
ways of transforming your notion of
ways of transforming your notion of point of view because this would be a
point of view because this would be a
point of view because this would be a human centered way to develop this
human centered way to develop this
human centered way to develop this technology this would be virtual reality
technology this would be virtual reality
technology this would be virtual reality for connection and after all from an
for connection and after all from an
for connection and after all from an evolutionary point of view connection is
evolutionary point of view connection is
evolutionary point of view connection is how we’re wired not isolation in this
how we’re wired not isolation in this
how we’re wired not isolation in this way I’d propose we could use technology
way I’d propose we could use technology
way I’d propose we could use technology to mitigate the negative impacts of
to mitigate the negative impacts of
to mitigate the negative impacts of Technology virtual reality artificial
Technology virtual reality artificial
Technology virtual reality artificial intelligence machine learning they’re
intelligence machine learning they’re
intelligence machine learning they’re all here we can’t pretend we’re gonna
all here we can’t pretend we’re gonna
all here we can’t pretend we’re gonna put a genie back inside a bottle what we
put a genie back inside a bottle what we
put a genie back inside a bottle what we can do is commit to the idea
can do is commit to the idea
can do is commit to the idea that we’re going to develop this
that we’re going to develop this
that we’re going to develop this technology for humans not for profit and
technology for humans not for profit and
technology for humans not for profit and technology here are some examples of the
technology here are some examples of the
technology here are some examples of the people who are working in this virtual
people who are working in this virtual
people who are working in this virtual reality for transformation category an
reality for transformation category an
reality for transformation category an early piece of 360 that’s one of my
early piece of 360 that’s one of my
early piece of 360 that’s one of my favorites is called notes on blindness
favorites is called notes on blindness
favorites is called notes on blindness and in it there’s a simulation of what
and in it there’s a simulation of what
and in it there’s a simulation of what the world might be like for someone
the world might be like for someone
the world might be like for someone whose vision impaired with an
whose vision impaired with an
whose vision impaired with an extraordinary animation of sounds in the
extraordinary animation of sounds in the
extraordinary animation of sounds in the room it’s so visceral that my memory of
room it’s so visceral that my memory of
room it’s so visceral that my memory of it there’s a kitchen in it in which you
it there’s a kitchen in it in which you
it there’s a kitchen in it in which you hear drips of water on a pot and when I
hear drips of water on a pot and when I
hear drips of water on a pot and when I remember the piece I think of it as
remember the piece I think of it as
remember the piece I think of it as though I had been in the kitchen not as
though I had been in the kitchen not as
though I had been in the kitchen not as though I had consumed the piece of media
though I had consumed the piece of media
though I had consumed the piece of media there’s something about the way in which
there’s something about the way in which
there’s something about the way in which they achieved a sense of residue and
they achieved a sense of residue and
they achieved a sense of residue and physicality that’s really important in a
physicality that’s really important in a
physicality that’s really important in a beautiful piece I saw this summer called
beautiful piece I saw this summer called
beautiful piece I saw this summer called Beethoven’s fifth for Voyager the 360
Beethoven’s fifth for Voyager the 360
Beethoven’s fifth for Voyager the 360 film environment is augmented with
film environment is augmented with
film environment is augmented with what’s called a rumble pack this this
what’s called a rumble pack this this
what’s called a rumble pack this this means the artists can create a sensation
means the artists can create a sensation
means the artists can create a sensation in which there’s a vibration throughout
in which there’s a vibration throughout
in which there’s a vibration throughout your body that’s in sync with the music
your body that’s in sync with the music
your body that’s in sync with the music it was made so that you could experience
it was made so that you could experience
it was made so that you could experience Beethoven’s fifth as if you were as deaf
Beethoven’s fifth as if you were as deaf
Beethoven’s fifth as if you were as deaf as he was when he wrote it
as he was when he wrote it
as he was when he wrote it it’s a transformational way to
it’s a transformational way to
it’s a transformational way to understand music and the deaf experience
understand music and the deaf experience
understand music and the deaf experience I’ve heard I’ve heard it be said that
I’ve heard I’ve heard it be said that
I’ve heard I’ve heard it be said that film is the art form
film is the art form
film is the art form that can most closely represent our
that can most closely represent our
that can most closely represent our dreams I think that’s true but I think
dreams I think that’s true but I think
dreams I think that’s true but I think virtual reality can make them come true
virtual reality can make them come true
virtual reality can make them come true in birdly you can fly over any city in
in birdly you can fly over any city in
in birdly you can fly over any city in the world you choose I chose Rome
the world you choose I chose Rome
the world you choose I chose Rome it’s an incredibly fun experience I know
it’s an incredibly fun experience I know
it’s an incredibly fun experience I know Rome well so you can actually use your
Rome well so you can actually use your
Rome well so you can actually use your hands to articulate where you want to go
hands to articulate where you want to go
hands to articulate where you want to go and I was able to fly over the Tiber
and I was able to fly over the Tiber
and I was able to fly over the Tiber River and say there’s the Colosseum I
River and say there’s the Colosseum I
River and say there’s the Colosseum I went ahead to the Vatican and then when
went ahead to the Vatican and then when
went ahead to the Vatican and then when you get off the machine
you get off the machine
you get off the machine embarrassingly your arms are actually
embarrassingly your arms are actually
embarrassingly your arms are actually quite exhausted it’s true and you dream
quite exhausted it’s true and you dream
quite exhausted it’s true and you dream about flying for weeks to come I really
about flying for weeks to come I really
about flying for weeks to come I really want one in my house then I got to be a
want one in my house then I got to be a
want one in my house then I got to be a seedling growing out of the earth in a
seedling growing out of the earth in a
seedling growing out of the earth in a really affecting emotional piece called
really affecting emotional piece called
really affecting emotional piece called tree instead of an objective experience
tree instead of an objective experience
tree instead of an objective experience about trees and talking about how
about trees and talking about how
about trees and talking about how valuable they are now you’re the subject
valuable they are now you’re the subject
valuable they are now you’re the subject you hear chainsaws in the distance and
you hear chainsaws in the distance and
you hear chainsaws in the distance and you experience fan
you experience fan
you experience fan Timlin syndrome as you’re reaching up if
Timlin syndrome as you’re reaching up if
Timlin syndrome as you’re reaching up if you take everything i’ve just told you
you take everything i’ve just told you
you take everything i’ve just told you about all those pieces and now you add
about all those pieces and now you add
about all those pieces and now you add an actor to the experience that would be
an actor to the experience that would be
an actor to the experience that would be a piece called draw me close the
a piece called draw me close the
a piece called draw me close the National Theatre of London has made this
National Theatre of London has made this
National Theatre of London has made this incredible piece in which you play a
incredible piece in which you play a
incredible piece in which you play a little boy and the actor who’s moving
little boy and the actor who’s moving
little boy and the actor who’s moving you around the room and playing with you
you around the room and playing with you
you around the room and playing with you is your mother I challenge every single
is your mother I challenge every single
is your mother I challenge every single person in this room to do this
person in this room to do this
person in this room to do this experience and not leave crying it’s so
experience and not leave crying it’s so
experience and not leave crying it’s so powerful that when she’s tucking you
powerful that when she’s tucking you
powerful that when she’s tucking you into bed you forget entirely that this
into bed you forget entirely that this
into bed you forget entirely that this technology and that you have this
technology and that you have this
technology and that you have this headset on in fact you really feel like
headset on in fact you really feel like
headset on in fact you really feel like a little boy so much so that it reminded
a little boy so much so that it reminded
a little boy so much so that it reminded me that a trope in literature and film
me that a trope in literature and film
me that a trope in literature and film that I love is the body swap these are
that I love is the body swap these are
that I love is the body swap these are some of my favorites in prelude to a
some of my favorites in prelude to a
some of my favorites in prelude to a kiss
kiss
kiss it’s a meg Ryan movie by the way there’s
it’s a meg Ryan movie by the way there’s
it’s a meg Ryan movie by the way there’s a moment in which a young woman at the
a moment in which a young woman at the
a moment in which a young woman at the beginning of her life and an old man at
beginning of her life and an old man at
beginning of her life and an old man at the end of his lock eyes and they both
the end of his lock eyes and they both
the end of his lock eyes and they both have a thought at the same time I really
have a thought at the same time I really
have a thought at the same time I really do want to know what it would be like to
do want to know what it would be like to
do want to know what it would be like to be in your skin right now enter the
be in your skin right now enter the
be in your skin right now enter the machine to be another it’s a collective
machine to be another it’s a collective
machine to be another it’s a collective of called be another lab of artists
of called be another lab of artists
of called be another lab of artists psychologists technologists who have
psychologists technologists who have
psychologists technologists who have come together to create what they call
come together to create what they call
come together to create what they call an experiment about self and other they
an experiment about self and other they
an experiment about self and other they used the tricks and tools of virtual
used the tricks and tools of virtual
used the tricks and tools of virtual reality to give you the absolutely
reality to give you the absolutely
reality to give you the absolutely phenomenal sensation that you truly live
phenomenal sensation that you truly live
phenomenal sensation that you truly live in another person’s body when you’re in
in another person’s body when you’re in
in another person’s body when you’re in the machine the body swap which they’ve
the machine the body swap which they’ve
the machine the body swap which they’ve used to have people experience life in a
used to have people experience life in a
used to have people experience life in a different gender a different race a
different gender a different race a
different gender a different race a different set of abilities and different
different set of abilities and different
different set of abilities and different disabilities different ages you look
disabilities different ages you look
disabilities different ages you look down at your leg it feels like yours but
down at your leg it feels like yours but
down at your leg it feels like yours but it doesn’t look like it the facilitators
it doesn’t look like it the facilitators
it doesn’t look like it the facilitators are touching your legs simultaneously
are touching your legs simultaneously
are touching your legs simultaneously and the feed from your camera and the
and the feed from your camera and the
and the feed from your camera and the feed from their camera are swapped so as
feed from their camera are swapped so as
feed from their camera are swapped so as you look down at your arm it’s actually
you look down at your arm it’s actually
you look down at your arm it’s actually not yours but it feels like it it is by
not yours but it feels like it it is by
not yours but it feels like it it is by far the most profound experience I have
far the most profound experience I have
far the most profound experience I have had in virtual reality yet as I told you
had in virtual reality yet as I told you
had in virtual reality yet as I told you before in VR you can be both here and
before in VR you can be both here and
before in VR you can be both here and there but in this case you’re in a third
there but in this case you’re in a third
there but in this case you’re in a third place
place
place you’re in common ground a synthesis
you’re in common ground a synthesis
you’re in common ground a synthesis where the opposite has somehow round it
where the opposite has somehow round it
where the opposite has somehow round it out you no longer have a sense that your
out you no longer have a sense that your
out you no longer have a sense that your identity and the other person’s identity
identity and the other person’s identity
identity and the other person’s identity are somehow intrinsically separate from
are somehow intrinsically separate from
are somehow intrinsically separate from one another part of the experience
one another part of the experience
one another part of the experience that’s the most beautiful is with the
that’s the most beautiful is with the
that’s the most beautiful is with the mirrors you’re looking at a mirror the
mirrors you’re looking at a mirror the
mirrors you’re looking at a mirror the facilitator pulls it away and suddenly
facilitator pulls it away and suddenly
facilitator pulls it away and suddenly you’re walking toward you and you can
you’re walking toward you and you can
you’re walking toward you and you can genuinely feel a desire to hug that
genuinely feel a desire to hug that
genuinely feel a desire to hug that person it’s an absolutely stunning
person it’s an absolutely stunning
person it’s an absolutely stunning experience not the best place to land
experience not the best place to land
experience not the best place to land the line stunning and back to reality
the line stunning and back to reality
the line stunning and back to reality ish most VR is being developed for
ish most VR is being developed for
ish most VR is being developed for gaming entertainment and let’s face it
gaming entertainment and let’s face it
gaming entertainment and let’s face it porn and there’s plenty of investment
porn and there’s plenty of investment
porn and there’s plenty of investment for this technology that’s gonna make
for this technology that’s gonna make
for this technology that’s gonna make money but we risk never finding out why
money but we risk never finding out why
money but we risk never finding out why we as a species invented this thing if
we as a species invented this thing if
we as a species invented this thing if we don’t invest in the part that won’t
we don’t invest in the part that won’t
we don’t invest in the part that won’t necessarily make money because after all
necessarily make money because after all
necessarily make money because after all if anything is this powerful you have to
if anything is this powerful you have to
if anything is this powerful you have to do something more with it than design it
do something more with it than design it
do something more with it than design it to make money and Seattle’s the place to
to make money and Seattle’s the place to
to make money and Seattle’s the place to do it we have an embarrassment of riches
do it we have an embarrassment of riches
do it we have an embarrassment of riches here in the tech sector not to mention
here in the tech sector not to mention
here in the tech sector not to mention our robust Arts and Culture community
our robust Arts and Culture community
our robust Arts and Culture community our reputation for progressive politics
our reputation for progressive politics
our reputation for progressive politics our extraordinary natural environment
our extraordinary natural environment
our extraordinary natural environment however we also have some of the largest
however we also have some of the largest
however we also have some of the largest income inequality in the country massive
income inequality in the country massive
income inequality in the country massive housing insecurity transportation woes
housing insecurity transportation woes
housing insecurity transportation woes and whether we like it or not we are a
and whether we like it or not we are a
and whether we like it or not we are a laboratory what kind of laboratory do we
laboratory what kind of laboratory do we
laboratory what kind of laboratory do we want to be
want to be
want to be I say let’s be the silicon rainforest
I say let’s be the silicon rainforest
I say let’s be the silicon rainforest where we develop VR for human good where
where we develop VR for human good where
where we develop VR for human good where we put a fork in the ground and say
we put a fork in the ground and say
we put a fork in the ground and say we’re going to see to it that this
we’re going to see to it that this
we’re going to see to it that this technology is here for our problems
technology is here for our problems
technology is here for our problems we can’t wait ten years to solve our
we can’t wait ten years to solve our
we can’t wait ten years to solve our intractable problems connection is the
intractable problems connection is the
intractable problems connection is the new currency and currency is what we’re
new currency and currency is what we’re
new currency and currency is what we’re going to need to redesign our
going to need to redesign our
going to need to redesign our communities together
I’ve been working with be another lab to
I’ve been working with be another lab to start an experiment of the me another
start an experiment of the me another
start an experiment of the me another here in Seattle we’re going to do some
here in Seattle we’re going to do some
here in Seattle we’re going to do some community stories and we’re gonna do the
community stories and we’re gonna do the
community stories and we’re gonna do the body swap and here those oral histories
body swap and here those oral histories
body swap and here those oral histories we’re gonna ask ourselves what
we’re gonna ask ourselves what
we’re gonna ask ourselves what difference might it make to a city
difference might it make to a city
difference might it make to a city developing so quickly and so
developing so quickly and so
developing so quickly and so significantly as Seattle if we hear one
significantly as Seattle if we hear one
significantly as Seattle if we hear one another stories while we feel as though
another stories while we feel as though
another stories while we feel as though we’re walking in each other’s skin
we’re walking in each other’s skin
we’re walking in each other’s skin virtual reality can make us feel more
virtual reality can make us feel more
virtual reality can make us feel more human it can help us to connect and it
human it can help us to connect and it
human it can help us to connect and it can deeply impact how we evolve imagine
can deeply impact how we evolve imagine
can deeply impact how we evolve imagine the possibility that human centered
the possibility that human centered
the possibility that human centered virtual reality can bring us face to
virtual reality can bring us face to
virtual reality can bring us face to face with our best selves in this moment
face with our best selves in this moment
face with our best selves in this moment when we need it most
when we need it most
when we need it most thank you
thank you
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