Today I was interviewed about a virtual reality dance performance we recently did. The interview questions were really good, and I was enjoying the process. And then something unexpected happened.<\/p>\n
I was trying to explain the idea of giving a dance performance in virtual reality. So I said “It’s like a non-fictional version of the Holodeck.”<\/p>\n
At this last statement, the interviewer looked confused. “What,” he asked, “is the Holodeck?”<\/p>\n
I realized, with a mix of astonishment and sneaking delight, that he really didn’t know. So I explained about Star Trek the Next Generation<\/i>, and that first episode in 1987 when the world was introduced to this wondrous fictional plot device.<\/p>\n
Yes, the Holodeck is a fabulous (in every sense of that word) literary invention. But there is also something fabulous, and oddly refreshing, about meeting somebody who has never heard of it.<\/p>\n
Happy PI day, everybody! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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