20. The Matrix and Artificial Reality

2014-03-26

Plot twist: the robots didn’t put us into the Matrix…we did. Find out why Cypher might have been right, and how video games might be our future.

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A test of some truly awesome virtual physics engines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhTGX_ou1EM

Activision RandD’s demo of a realistic human face - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6R6N4Vy0nE

The Oculus Rift immersion headset - http://www.oculusvr.com/

Stephen Lawler’s TED talk about an immersive virtual internet experience from Microsoft - http://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_lawler_tours_microsoft_virtual_earth

David Perry’s TED talk about video games being better than life - http://www.ted.com/talks/david_perry_on_videogames

A (somewhat sensationalized) article from MIT about implanting false memories in mice - http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6144/387

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