Virtual Reality

As a kid I was fascinated with the concept of virtual reality.  Perhaps "obsessed" would be a better word.  It all started with this power rangers virtual reality headset.  It may seem lame to you now in comparison to the technology we saw on Thursday, but when I was seven this was the greatest thing ever.

As I grew older I started to realize that our technology would lag behind my imagination, so I lost interest.  Now I'm finding that our technology is starting to catch up.  That's exciting.

The question was posed in class: How will VR be used? Will it be used for good or bad? I say it depends, but its not up to the CS majors like me its up to the artists like you.  Let me demonstrate with an analogy.  Consider a medical scalpel.  It can be used to perform delicate surgeries to heal people.  It can also be used to stab people to death.  Now in either case it is not up to the engineer that designs the scalpel to decide how it is used. It is up to the intent and skill of the scalpel wielder to determine how its used.  So my hope is that DMA folk will take a hold of VR and use it for some good.