Building The Oasis

Today's episode contains some of the most interesting discussion about virtual reality I've had the pleasure of having! Sonya has seen tremendous improvements to her health in the past 6 months with VR and her perspective on the role of technology in our lives has had new light.

In Ready Player One, the hero starts his adventure from his virtual school. Could a system like this exist with our own virtual reality technology? How could that work and what kind of benefits could something like this have?   Special thanks to Jukedeck for the tracks in this episode. Find the music used and create your own at Jukedeck.com.

Today's episode covers VRChat, Saberbeat, and some of the dystopian themes VR carries. Special thanks to Jukedeck for the music in this episode, create your own at Jukedeck.com Saberbeat video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIjcRK_BNU Vice - The Celebrity Millionaires of Competitive Gaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of1k5AwiNxI

How far away might a virtual world like Ready Player One's "Oasis" be? This podcast will help give you an idea by following current trends in VR, analyze how other technologies like cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence might play a part, and provide interviews with VR evangelists and streamers! In the pilot episode, I briefly go over my inspiration for the podcast and describe what the Oasis is and how we already are on the path towards something like it. Join me for the next episode where we'll look at how Stephen Spielberg, the film adaptation's director, views VR! Special thanks to Jukedeck for their AI software creating the music played in this episode, Music from Jukedeck - create your own at jukedeck.com.