Objective Reality is a new VR installation from automato.farm, written by Bruce Sterling, in which you "play" one of a variety of inanimate objects: a rotating fan, a roaming Roomba, the electricity sparking from one outlet to the next; each object has an associated VR helmet that makes you look like your head is a giant appliance.
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Sep 10, 2018
Bruce Sterling's VR, Objective Reality, lets you live life as an inert, resentful appliance
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