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Hyper Reality is used in VR to describe experiences where the physical is mapped to the virtual, which blurs the line between what's real and what isn't. Felix and Paul’s Magnum Opus: Interstellar Arc Opens in Las Vegas thevrcollective.com/felix-paul-int…

We’re being played. Every day, the machine is telling us that we’re different from each other. It’s the oldest trick in the book: divide and conquer. But the truth is that we’re one continuous system of being. The Costumes We Wear bobcooney.com/the-costumes-w…

Do we really need VR simulator rides in airports? Isn't flying in an airplane now, with crazy turbulence, and crazier passengers, about enough thrills for now? Orlando Airport’s VR Ride: A Surprising Addition to Your Travel Plans thevrcollective.com/orlando-airpor…

Nobody wants to wear a computer on their face. Rutland County Museum, "Here, hold my beer." Adds VR and doubles attendance. The Impact of Virtual Reality: thevrcollective.com/impact-virtual…

‘Snack VR’: Can VR Kiosks work? In my experience, you need someone there selling the shit out of VR. Because people are resistant. Once they're in, they usually love it. But that threshold... SG Entertech’s Innovative Leap into the Future of Android VR thevrcollective.com/snack-vr-innov…

Nothing says Christmas cheer than blood, guts and sinew. Zero Latency is here to offer us some real life seasonal stress relief with Outbreak: Slay Season. Survive the Holidays with Zero Latency’s Slay Season thevrcollective.com/survive-holida…

Blaise Witnish is a legend. COO for the best operator in the business. And she's just come to take over America. I spent a glorious hour mining her brain for nuggets of operational wisdown. And then she hits me with "Peak the Peaks, Pack the Gaps" Gold. thevrcollective.com/peak-the-peaks…

Almost a decade ago, smart people thought putting VR headsets on coasters made sense. Today a new wave of MR headsets is proving them kinda right. Ream my latest One Big Thing on The VR Collective. Mixed Reality is Set to Transform Amusement Parks thevrcollective.com/mixed-reality-…

VR showed me how easy it is to trick the brain...Meditation taught me we don’t control our thoughts—they control us. Now tech is manipulating us in ways that don't serve us. Think I am being paranoid and dilusional? Read The Battle For Our Minds bobcooney.com/the-battle-for…

It's all about the vibe, man! Where do you feel the vibe?

I played Zero Latency with Doug Trumbull, the VFX genius of 2001: A Space Odyssey. I leaned on a virtual crate to rest. It wasn’t real; the floor was. Ouch. If the mind can trick us so easily, what happens when machines start writing the script? bobcooney.com/when-ai-rerout…