Convivial Virtual Reality
I had a nice lunch with Kristina Woolsey, with whom I worked at the Apple Multimedia Lab in the eighties, to compare notes about education and multimedia technologies.
Her daughter Erika joined us afterwards, and showed us 3D, interactive views of her underwater expeditions, using a Google Cardboard viewer powered by her smartphone.
This was a great, convivial use of virtual reality technology, which made me reconsider my concerns about VR as a tool that could isolate users. But in this real life context, it felt very natural to use that tool for quick 3D immersions that augmented our conversation.
It was great to reconnect with Kristina and brainstorm ideas together. It felt like the good old days ...
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Convivial Virtual Reality
I had a nice lunch with Kristina Woolsey, with whom I worked at the Apple Multimedia Lab in the eighties, to compare notes about education and multimedia technologies.
Her daughter Erika joined us afterwards, and showed us 3D, interactive views of her underwater expeditions, using a Google Cardboard viewer powered by her smartphone.
This was a great, convivial use of virtual reality technology, which made me reconsider my concerns about VR as a tool that could isolate users. But in this real life context, it felt very natural to use that tool for quick 3D immersions that augmented our conversation.
It was great to reconnect with Kristina and brainstorm ideas together. It felt like the good old days ...
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