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- From: jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (John Costella)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: Re: CULTURE: Simpsons do VR
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 19:37:50 EST
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- > From: wampner@next1.cs.ucf.edu (Eric Wampner)
- >
- > > For those who keep tabs on VR in the (U.S.) mainstream media, Lisa
- > > Simpson (Bart's sister on Fox's _The Simpsons_) has joined the elite
- > > group of cartoon characters who have experienced VR (others include
- > > Darkwing Duck and Batman).
- > >
- > > On the Jan 14th episode, Lisa briefly visted Ghangis Khan (sp?) by
- > > wearing a VR helmet at school.
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- > Its worse than that
- >
- > She imagined that she was using a VR helmet.
- > "You'll kill who I kill, you'll eat who I eat"
- >
- > So, she is a virtual person imagining herself in a virtual reality.
- >
- > Okay, everybody,, reality check.
- > BZZZZZT.
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- Rue the day when the virtual world is so believable that a mischievous
- sysop can make you think you've taken off the gear when you haven't.
- ;-) Would be like one of those deeply recursed dreams which are almost
- impossible to extricate yourself from. :-|
-
- John
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