“ The landscape of human emotion is ominously changing. The visceral sensation of loneliness and solitude is no longer as palpable and intellectually profound as it was a couple of decades ago because t… Danny Castillones Sillada
“ We make fiction because we are fiction ... It lived us into being and it lives us still. Russell Hoban
“ Wisdom of the Ages: "Virtual Reality" A fairly plausible explanation for the abundance of Virtual People running around these days. Matthew Heines
“ It could all be unreal - how could you ever tell otherwise? You took it on trust, in part because what would be the point of doing anything else? When the fake behaved exactly like the real, why trea… Iain M. Banks
“ – Here, take this. It'll give you a boost. – You spent 90 gold on this?? – 90 gold is nothing when you're the baddest bitch in the virtual universe. Cory Doctorow
“ In AR, a falling tree makes no sound unless there is a witness to behold the event. Otherwise, it is only a changing pattern in a complex data-stream. Mark Cantrell
“ Until now psychologists only factored in emotional and physical gratification while studying subjects, but believe me I'm coining a new term: VIRTUAL GRATIFICATION, which will become a new form of cra… Ramana Pemmaraju
“ VR and AR will eventually converge, and smart glasses will take over our digital interactions. Carlos López (Founder @ Oarsis)
“ Commentators frequently blame MMORPGs for an increasing sense of isolation in modern life. But virtual worlds are less a cause of that isolation than a response to it. Virtual worlds give back what ha… Jonathan Gottschall
“ Emotions - Happiness, anger, jealousy... is the mind experiencing "presence" in our holographic existence. Clyde DeSouza
“ A person needed to experience real danger or they would never find joy in excelling. There had to be a risk of failure, the chance to die. Brandon Sanderson
“ A false image is, of course, a work of art, an idol. And a lie. A narcissist identifies with this image, not his true inner self. So, all he cares about is his image, not what kind of person he really… Kathy Krajco
“ Thom pulled nervously at his ‘Kings’ t-shirt. The Kings are a brutal West African gang that he follows onscreen. Such ‘tourist shows’, as I understand they are called, have become wildly popular in re… Paul Christensen
“ McAllister looked up into her face, his eyes blazing with anger. At last, his composure cracked.‘That’s right,’ he shouted back. ‘My word against – whose? Yours? You were dead, remember? No, of course… Nigel Holloway
“ Face it, George – unlike cholera, death is the only disease everyone is guaranteed to get.’Heath nodded slowly. ‘But usually only once, Hamish. Usually only once. Nigel Holloway
