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Bring Your Friends into Virtual Reality!

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Have you ever used your imagination to walk around inside a different world?

What if you could do that with the help of technology? This video from The Good Stuff introduces us to a new form of virtual reality that allows someone to walk around inside an interactive, all-surrounding audio-visual experience. What’s neat about this particular form of virtual reality, though–you can bring your friends! Rather than wearing bulky, isolating headsets, you can interact with a virtual environment and other people simultaneously.

Take a look!

Why It Matters

As technology races forward, often it has the effect of isolating us from one another. This new way of creating a virtual reality experience takes account of the loneliness that comes with an immersive experience like VR and flips it on its head. Our world will continue to grow more and more complex, and it’s crucial that we acknowledge and address the difficulties that come with sophisticated technology.

Innovation can bring so much good to our lives, especially when we are conscious that it has consequences, too. Real progress can’t happen if we are afraid of difficulty; it comes when we address problems in order to send ourselves even further into the future!

 

Let's Talk About It
  1. What would you like to see if you could go to a VR room like Cave 2?
  2. Why do you think technology can make us feel lonely?
  3. What question would you ask the creators of Cave 2?

The Good Stuff

Join Craig Benzine as he scours the depths of the universe and the recesses of the inner mind on a never-ending quest for The Good Stuff.

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Citations

“Inside a Real Life Holodeck.” YouTube. The Good Stuff, 09 June 2017. Web. 18 Jan. 2018. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4gBCtfqZtU>.

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