Re: CULTURE: Simpsons do VR

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From: John Costella
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:37

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> From: wampner@next1.cs.ucf.edu (Eric Wampner)
> 
> > For those who keep tabs on VR in the (U.S.) mainstream media, Lisa
> > Simpson (Bart's sister on Fox's _The Simpsons_) has joined the elite
> > group of cartoon characters who have experienced VR (others include
> > Darkwing Duck and Batman).
> >
> > On the Jan 14th episode, Lisa briefly visted Ghangis Khan (sp?)  by
> > wearing a VR helmet at school.

> Its worse than that
> 
> She imagined that she was using a VR helmet.
> "You'll kill who I kill, you'll eat who I eat"
> 
> So, she is a virtual person imagining herself in a virtual reality.
> 
> Okay, everybody,, reality check.
> BZZZZZT.

Rue the day when the virtual world is so believable that a mischievous
sysop can make you think you've taken off the gear when you haven't.
;-) Would be like one of those deeply recursed dreams which are almost
impossible to extricate yourself from. :-|

John

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