Hank: virtual reality will be neither ruin nor salvation but a mixed bag, like the internet, that changes things (2014)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2014-09-19) · owner: Hank
In September 2014, after trying the Oculus Rift, Hank predicted that virtual reality would be neither ruin nor salvation but, like the internet, a mixed bag that would still change things.
About: virtual reality
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-19 | predicted | Hank predicts virtual reality will neither destroy nor save civilization: like the internet it will be a mixed bag, but it will change things. | The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out 00:02:46 |
What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2014-09-19 · The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out — Hank says the Oculus Rift puts you in a new world: anyone who uses it comes out thinking everything will change; it is unlike any other media experience. — 00:00:47
- 2014-09-19 · The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out — Hank says virtual reality could do a great job of giving online occurrences physical space. (hedged) — 00:01:55
- 2014-09-19 · The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out — Hank says virtual reality's potential goes far beyond games, to the future of entertainment, sports, art, education, music, exploration, adventure, medicine and politics. — 00:02:19
- 2014-09-19 · The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out — Hank expects many people to say virtual reality will destroy civilization and many to say it will save it. (hedged) — 00:02:38
- 2014-09-19 · The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out — Hank makes no prediction about how it will be used, but says people will try many things, some extraordinarily amazing and resonant with being human. — 00:02:54