"The theory assigns to any one brain state a shape, a crystal, in a fantastically high-dimensional qualia space. This crystal is the system viewed from within. It is the voice in the head, the light inside the skull. It is everything you will ever know of the world."

#TheUnderPresents is one of the most wonderful, original, and meticulously crafted VR experiences ever made. A masterpiece by Tender Claws, and an inspiring vision of the future of VR as an artistic medium for social interactive stories.

97-Year-Old Philosopher Ponders the Meaning of Life: "What Is the Point of It All?" openculture.com/?p=1061932

Learning about compute shaders in notochord's workshop. Fascinating first exploration of cellular automata by implementing Conway's game of life (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27…). My cells birth in a lively green and die in a fading brown like leaves.

So 198X is something a bit special. Played it in a single sitting and was totally enamoured with it. Please do check it out. bit.ly/37g0324

A Short Hike is free this week on the Epic Games Store. Last year we wrote about how the game is "a subversion of technology and of nothing, a nuanced critique of what it means to do nothing and everything." trib.al/yGdrRKr

Finally playing through Kentucky Route Zero and wow, what a brilliant work of interactive art. I've experienced a level of awe, maturity, and vulnerability in a game's journey that I haven't felt before.

We talk Half-Life: Alyx with Valve in "the meanest interview ever" - rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/26/val…

On boredom as universal: On the walls of the ruins of Pompeii, there is Latin graffiti about boredom that dates back to the first century: 'Wall! I wonder that you haven't fallen down in ruin, when you have to support all the boredom of your inscribers.' - amazon.com/dp/0992912725/…

Jonathan Haidt’s "writing and interviews, and our conversations, have clarified for me why we are so tempted to surround ourselves with only like-minded people and caricature those with whom we disagree," Peter Wehner writes. on.theatln.tc/DYnht7s

"The central thing in politics is emotion." - 2018 interview with the documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis: economist.com/open-future/20…

For actors today, working in VR as characters in collaborative escape rooms by Adventure Lab, and performers on stage in The Under Presents by Tender Claws, I hope points to future virtual careers & workdays that range wildly à la Mr. Oscar in Holy Motors.

O Brave New World. . . The Under Presents: Tempest! A ticketed, remote VR immersive theater experience guided by our live actors. Opening July 9th.

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Beautiful world design by VISIONTRICK MEDIA: visiontrick.com/mare/

Terminus is fantastic, eerie, slow VR mixing hand-drawn psychedlic art with surreal physics: jessjohnson.org/terminus-about

Four-part VR documentary series, “Space Explorers: The ISS Experience,” captures life aboard the International Space Station. engadget.com/capturing-life…

One day I hope there's a primate olympics where humans compete with all the monkey species in Gorilla Tag.

Radiohead's digital Kid A Mnesia Exhibition is no game—it's an experience dlvr.it/SCp3jT