Click above to listen to part 2 of We Are VR, featuring Jeremy Bailenson, professor of Communication at Stanford University, founding director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and author of “Experience on Demand: What Virtual Reality Is, How It Works, and What It Can Do,” taking Seth on a new journey into a world only virtual for some.

We Are VR:
Part 1: Peter Rubin / Real World VR
Part 2: Jeremy Bailenson / VR Content
Part 3: Sherry Turkle / Virtual Life
Part 4: Carolina Cruz-Neira / Virtually Immersive
Part 5: Thomas Metzinger / Reality is Virtual

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