Using gaming and virtual reality to cope with life threatening sociopolitical situations

Welcome to the Enter VR podcast! On this episode we talk about videogames, VR and the sociopolitical crisis that is ongoing in Nicaragua affecting my friends and family. This will not be your typical virtual reality podcast episode. SHOW NOTES 30: Trying out PSVR for the first time. 4:00 Trying out PSVR while on cannabis. 6:00 Completing Resident Evil on PSVR was super satisfying. 9:00 Do gadgets inspire us to dream about the future? 16:00 Buying a tank in GTA V. 21:00 The allure behind fighting games like Dragon Ball Fighters Z. 29:00 Smash Bros Ultimate! OMG! 36:00 The killer app of VR. 46:00 Figuring out how to expose the Nicaraguan political crisis. 49:00 History behind dictators in Nicaragua 58:00 Living under de facto martial law. 1:13:00 Dodging real world bullets. 1:20:00 Government is "disappearing people". 1:35:00 Interrupted by gunshots. 1:43:00 What will it take for trust with the police to come back ? 2:00:00 What can the international community do to help? 2:13:00 How to stay in touch and informed Thanks again to my two guests for being true scholars and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening. Stay in touch and help out with the links below https://twitter.com/ChinusX https://twitter.com/nicadispatch https://www.gofundme.com/helping-those-impacted-in-Nicaragua