The Sensation of Touch and Romance Between Friends

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

While so much energy and progress has been put into recreating believable audio and visual media, the field of haptics remains relatively nascent. Jeff and Anthony look at the cutting edge of recreating the sensation of touch in a variety of technologies, and how it might impact the future. Then, what if the meet cute is a lie? New research indicates that relationships may start much more often as friendships than the current data reflects. Anthony and Jeff discuss the sparks of love.

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0:00.0	I can walk to a movie if I want to.
0:15.8	That's great.
0:16.8	I can too, it's in my basement.
0:19.4	Alright, you some of this conversation is over.
0:25.1	This is We Have Concerns.
0:27.1	Hi, Jeff Canada.
0:28.9	Hi, Anthony Carboni.
0:30.8	Hello, concerned citizen.
0:32.8	Anthony.
0:33.8	Yes, Jeff.
0:34.8	You know that I love the VR.
0:38.5	You know it.
0:39.5	We both love the VR, yeah?
0:40.5	We both love the VR.
0:42.9	I believe in VR.
0:43.9	You know, it's wamed a bit.
0:45.5	I really thought that Half-Life Alex was going to be the shot in the arm VR needed.
0:48.7	Turns out it was a mere blip.
0:50.5	But I still have confidence that we're going to get there in my lifetime.
0:54.5	And relatively soon, we're going to get there.
0:58.3	Half-Life Alex will come out with something.
0:59.3	It's going to get there in the next 10 years.
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