VR graphic novels, genetically engineering future children and the internet hive mind with Matt G

Hello listeners ! Welcome to the EnterVR podcast. On today's show I speak with Matt G. Matt is creating a graphic novel that you can experience in VR. On top of that we discussed genetically engineering humans, hoverboards vs jetpacks and understanding the internet hive mind phenomena. Here a preview of some of the things we talked about: 1:00 Creating a visual novel for VR. 1:30 Why create a visual novel in vr? What are the advantages of vr in this space? 3:00 Creating an immersive visual novel set in a Japanese Highschool. 4:00 Working around your limitations. 6:00 Why Sword Art Online does not click with me. The plot behind Sword Art Online. 8:00 What human fear is Sword Art Online trying to tap into? 9:00 Is there a fundamental human right to know whether you are in reality or not? 14:00 What will the virtual casino of 2040 look like? Will there be such a thing? 18:00 Why is Artificial Intelligence relevant to virtual reality? 23:00 Exploration the anti virtual reality point of view. 25:20 Elon Musks donates 10 Million dollars to the development of benevolent AI research. 28:00 Genetically engineering future humans? 34:00 Would you want to bring "smarter" kids to the world? 38:00 How to cope with becoming the parent of humanity's next "Hitler". 41:00 Is having sex with your own clone considered incest? 45:00 Does the construct of what we consider to be "normal" evolve over time? 49:00 How would a person from the 1950's react to trying out Crescent bay? How would a person from the future react? 53:00 Creating sports that can only be played while riding Hendo Hoverboards? 58:00 Hyperloop vehicles that travel across the pacific ocean? 59:29 Open Source virtual reality vs. Close source virtual reality. 1:02:40 The pros and cons of closed source vs open source VR companies. 1:05:00 How long before Nintendo and Apple jump into the vr space? 1:07:00 What is Apple's commitment to vr? 1:10:00 Is it fair to compare Oculus to Apple? 1:14:00 Trying to understand the hive mind. 1:19:00 How will virtual reality affect how the hivemind phenomena will evolve over time? 1:29:00 The political party based on the Bonobo relationship structure. 1:31:00 Using viruses to fight cancer. 1:38:00 Harnessing big data and AI to get real time analysis of our own bodies. 1:47:00 Giving society "happy pills"? 1:53:00 What is the smallest thing in the universe? 1:56:00 What is the underlying fear behind not uploading consciousness into a machine? 2:02:00 Are we alone in the universe? 2:13:00 How to counter balance the effects of the AI economy. 2:19:00 Final thoughts and how to stay in touch Thanks again to Matt for being a true scholar and gentleman of virtual reality and thank you for listening. Get in touch with Matt on reddit, he is : VMU_KISS