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Modern Wisdom

#110 - Dr Sarah Jones - The Future Of Virtual Reality

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Dr Sarah Jones is an immersive storyteller using AR, VR and 360.

For the last 50 years or so, storytelling hasn't massively changed its form, but with the advent of increasingly portable devices, the platforms we use are all changing.

How will Virtual Reality enable us to tell stories in a new way? Should we be worried about the control that these technologies could have over us? Are sci-fi predictions about holographic humans realistic?

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello there humans, hope you are well.

0:02.8

My guest today is Dr. Sarah Jones and she has recently received the world's first PhD in immersive storytelling.

0:11.6

It's a very complex title but essentially she's playing around with virtual reality, augmented reality,

0:17.9

holographics and a whole bunch of other different platforms that people can use to tell stories.

0:24.6

So today we get to learn all about what the future of VR and AR and holographics has in store for us.

0:31.2

Some of the most exciting projects that are going on right now.

0:35.2

Some cool suggestions for where you can go to actually experience some of these things.

0:40.2

And some ethical implications as well to do with how effectively these new platforms can change people's opinions

0:49.8

and influence what they think.

0:53.2

Obviously everyone's quite concerned at the moment about what social media is doing to us.

0:57.5

Make that into a 3D world that essentially replicates reality and you can already see why there might be some concerns about where we're going.

1:06.2

Please welcome Dr. Sarah Jones.

1:19.8

I am joined by Dr. Sarah Jones and before the podcast we've been nerding out on all of the different gadgets and stuff that we've got floating around our house.

1:32.7

So that is going to be the continuation of today's episode.

1:36.6

Sarah, welcome to the show.

1:38.6

Thank you very much for having me.

1:40.2

It's a pleasure to have you on.

1:41.5

You have the world's first PhD in immersive storytelling.

1:48.6

Correct.

1:49.9

What's that?

1:50.9

What does that mean?

1:52.9

I'm sure I won't be the only one for very long.

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