Getting married inside of virtual reality

Hello listeners! On today's show I speak with Monika Jo, the first person to be married inside virtual reality 20 years ago. 18: Intro 1:44 How did Monika get married in virtual reality? The story of how and why she became involved in VR 20 years ago. 11:30 The logistics behind how the groom kissed the bride. 12:40 How were people reacting to the wedding at the time? 16:40 Was it hard finding a minister that would marry you in VR? Is getting married in VR immoral? 19:00 The connection between morality and VR. 20:50 Have there been other weddings in VR? 23:00 The best kept memories from the event. 25:50 What did the virtual reality scene look like back in the 90's? 29:31 The down falls of virtual reality in the 90's 30:30 What sorts of lessons can be drawn from the past in order to make VR that much more successful this time around. 34:36 How will VR change us? Can VR turn us into Jedi? 41:00 The most far fetched prediction for what virtual reality could be. 46:22 Where will potential challenges for VR come from? 50:00 What will the negative aspects of VR look like? 53:40 Will the business of getting married become immoral in the future? Will it be legally binding to get married with someone in another part of the planet? 57:30 What needs to be happen to get more women involved in VR? 1:02:30 Will we ever see humans colonize celestial bodies in our life time? 1:03:10 Cats or dogs? 1:04:10 Would you rather have the ability to talk to animals or teleport inside the minds of them and become them? 1:05:50 Would you rather travel forward or backwards in time? Thanks again to Monika for being a true lady, a scholar and hero of virtual reality. To keep in touch with Monika check out the link below: https://twitter.com/MonikaJo