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Jaron Lanier: Father of Virtual Reality, Renaissance man

Jaron Lanier: Father of Virtual Reality, Renaissance man

FromBehind The Tech with Kevin Scott


Jaron Lanier: Father of Virtual Reality, Renaissance man

FromBehind The Tech with Kevin Scott

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This scientist, musician and author is best known for his work in Virtual Reality, and his advocacy of humanism and sustainable economics in a digital context. His 1980’s startup, VPL Research, created the first commercial Virtual Reality products - introducing avatars, multi-person virtual world experiences and prototypes of major VR applications. Hear why he is worried the present Internet may be destroying societies, democracies and economies.
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

Behind the Tech invites listeners to geek out with an amazing line-up of tech heroes, inventors and innovators. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott takes tech enthusiasts behind-the-scenes to meet AI experts, computer scientists, authors, musicians, digital leaders, bioengineers and neuroscientists who have made discoveries, built tools, and literally helped make our modern world possible.