![]() ![]() In his view, that’s something that always happens across media, but “there are these moments that come up from time to time, when a new medium emerges, when nobody knows anything … This is one of those moments, I think.” “It’s easy to get those financed and not as easy to get other kinds of indie films financed.” “If you want to make a movie, everybody knows that superhero movies make money,” Stephenson continued. ![]() He contrasted VR/AR with more traditional art forms, where he said, “Everybody knows what works.” ![]() He could, however, speak more broadly about the possibilities he sees in these technologies. In addition to his work as a science fiction writer (he appeared at Disrupt SF today to promote his novel Seveneves), Stephenson is chief futurist at secretive AR company Magic Leap, but apparently he’s not allowed to talk about his work with the company. Neal Stephenson, who inspired much of the current VR industry with his novel Snow Crash, explained why he’s excited about virtual reality and augmented reality - and it’s for less technical reasons than you might think. ![]()
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