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The potential for VR of course is that they're the ones who create the simulation.
by icc97 9y ago
The potential for VR of course is that they're the ones who create the simulation.
- germinalphrase 9y agoSure - and that's valid. I guess I have a futuro-nostalgic attachment to looking people in the eye when we work together.
- QAPereo 9y agoHave you read ‘Snow Crash?’
- germinalphrase 9y agoI have. It's really fun. So is watching Westworld - morality of player actions aside. On the AR side of things, Rainbows End is a well conceived vision. I'd appreciate suggestions for other AR visions in science fiction (or otherwise).
- QAPereo 9y agoI’m not sure about suggestions but I was thinking about Juanita when you talked about wanting to look people in the eye. In snow crash she was obsessed with facial expressions and the need for just what you’re describing for real human experiences. Having said that though I also recommend anything by William Gibson in terms of VR/AR.
- jamesrcole 9y agoI think there's a broader picture here than our personal preferences about our ideal situations. Consider software development teams. It's probably optimal for the team to be all co-located so they can communicate in person. But the internet today enables dispersed teams (that otherwise wouldn't be able to work together, e.g. for financial reasons) to pretty effectively collaborate on software. The internet is providing additional options, that provides additional benefit. VR could provide collaborative benefits along these lines.
- mwcampbell 9y ago> I guess I have a futuro-nostalgic attachment to looking people in the eye when we work together. This is tangential, but as a blind person [1], I wonder if you would be uncomfortable working together in person with someone who can't make eye contact and doesn't even know that you're looking at them. I don't mean to be confrontational; I'm just curious. Eye contact has always been an abstract concept for me, and somehow, I never thought about how it might actually be important in a working relationship until I read your comment. Have you, by chance, ever worked with a blind person? [1]: Actually, low vision (I can read text up close, and my limited sight helps some with orientation and mobility), but I can't make eye contact, and don't really understand the significance of it.
- StavrosK 9y agoI have worked with blind coworkers, and they're still making "eye contact", if I recall correctly (I work remote and it's been a while since I last met them). They tend to turn their head a certain way which shows you when they're listening to you. All eye contact is is a signal that the person's attention is on you.
- germinalphrase 9y agoThanks for asking. No - I am not uncomfortable talking or working with blind people. My point about looking someone in the eye was a synecdoche for the more generally the value I feel in-person interaction has that could be lost if I and my students were using VR goggles. My ability to "read" students is a big part of my professional practice.
- mwcampbell 9y agoAh, I see (pun intended). Thanks for answering.