“The crisis of graphic design which we will have to address and that is the notion that when this is your world, you move from a reality where under modernity the viewer is an observer of reality to the new paradigm where you are the protagonist of reality. You are the camera that can move in any dir…”— David Rudnick, youtube.com
“Being human totally sucks most of the time. Video games are the only thing that make life bearable.”— Ernest Cline, amazon.com
“I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn't know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was ending. That was when I realized, as terrifying and painful as reality can be, it's also the only place where you can…”— Ernest Cline, amazon.com
“That whole virtual reality thing... it really is demonic. And I am not a demon.”— Prince, sites.google.com
“Books aren’t an antiquated technology. Books are cutting-edge technology. In fact, books are the greatest virtual reality machines on the market. While virtual reality gear like Oculus engulfs the brain to present a different reality, books engage the brain and present a different reality through a…”— Chris Lavergne, techcrunch.com
“If you can’t tell the difference, does it matter if I'm real or not?”— Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Host, Annie McCain Engman, imdb.com
“I guess people like to read about the things that they want the most and experience the least.”— Lisa Joy, Daniel T. Thomsen, Bernard Lowe, Jeffrey Wright, imdb.com
“I'm not into virtual reality. I'm still not entirely sold on real reality.”— Clayton Cubitt, claytoncubitt.tumblr.com
“To many, VR is the ‘uber OS’ – the screen to replace all screens. But really, its capabilities are far more significant. If you own the VR layer the way Facebook owns mobile web, you control and administrate everything: identity, connection, payments, data, entertainment, information, interaction. I…”— Matthew Ball, redef.com