The VR dream is over, but its memory lives on
THANK YOU, EVERYONE, for gathering here today. I know that Virtual Reality, or VR as he liked to be called, lives on in all our hearts. I would like to celebrate what might have been. You soared too close to the stars, young VR, but my how you soared. Some of you will know that I was a friend of VR’s almost since the beginning. When others pointed, even laughed, I jumped to his defence. “Too heavy,” you taunted, “too sweaty, too demanding”. And while I would never have said this to his face – VR had feelings too – there were elements of what you said that were impossible to deny. Let us tackle those criticisms one by one. Too heavy. Yes, it’s true. He demanded we cover our eyes with…