Virtual reality was once promised to be the future of not only video games, but social media. Is that future still possible? NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to Vishal Shah, VP of the Metaverse, to find out.
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AILSA CHANG, HOST:
So I was recently hanging out on a packed floor at a video game conference here in Los Angeles, when I entered this totally alternate reality.
I’m surrounded by blackness but also huge company logos (laughter).
This was my first time ever experiencing virtual reality.
I’m in what looks like a technology lab of some sort.
Well, what I’m actually in