As I’ve said here before, I’m always looking for apt metaphors for the future that our lab’s research is enabling. There are so many metaphors to choose from: Faerian Drama, the Holodeck, The Matrix, the Jedi Council and many others beside.<\/p>\n
The other day, as I described our research to a colleague, he said “What you are creating is The Magic Schoolbus!” And I realized he is right.<\/p>\n
We are giving people a way to physically gather, and then be whisked off together on a guided tour of fantastical worlds. The possibilities are limited only (as my friend Lance Williams used to say) by the imagination.<\/p>\n
This evening I watched an episode of The Magic Schoolbus<\/i>, and it was completely delightful. I won’t tell you which episode I watched, but I can say that my favorite line was “We’re up Ralphie’s nose???<\/i>”<\/p>\n
Normally I would say that the future is nothing to sneeze at. But having just seen that classic episode, I’m not so sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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