Virtual Reality Quotes

“Virtual friends are like snow flakes.
They descend in their thousands. They melt in seconds.”
― Mouloud Benzadi

“The fact that all of this was happening in virtual space made no difference. Being virtually killed by virtual laser in virtual space is just as effective as the real thing, because you are as dead as you think you are.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

“Commentators frequently blame MMORPGs for an increasing sense of isolation in modern life. But virtual worlds are less a cause of that isolation than a response to it. Virtual worlds give back what has been scooped out of modern life. The virtual world is in important ways more authentically human than the real world. It gives us back community, a feeling of competence, and a sense of being an important person whom people depend on.”
― Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

“The first million words are the hardest.”
― Francis Hamit, Virtual Reality and the Exploration of Cyberspace/Book and Disk

“The Copper Key awaits explorers
In a tomb filled with horrors
But you have much to learn
If you hope to earn
A place among the high scorers”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“That’s the first rule of online romances, pal. No one ever looks anything like their avatar.”
― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One

“DAOs can be the perfect solution to some of the pressing destination management problems we have today – for example, using NFTs to let different hospitality stakeholders decide how to run a populous tourism destination like Venice or Amsterdam more efficiently. You’re replacing the need for trust with cryptographic truth. It’s e-Democracy.”
― Simone Puorto

“Roblox has 50 million daily users, including many young people who may not be able to book a hotel room themselves (yet) but who can influence their parents’ travel decisions.”
― Simone Puorto

“At least for now, we should see the metaverse as a means rather than an end: To paraphrase Milton: "Better to advertise in Hell than to build in Heaven.”
― Simone Puorto

“Virtual Reality has a wide range of applications for entertainment purposes beyond gaming”
― A.J. Cameron

“We are now living in a world of advanced technologies and we have to respond in a different way, including but not limited to training to the problem, specific problem not generalized, leveraging data, innovation and emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).”
― Evalyne Kemuma

“The Metaverse is a reflection of our collective desire to transcend physical boundaries and immerse ourselves in a world of endless possibilities.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“The Metaverse is not a replacement for the physical world, but a companion that enhances our human experience and expands our horizons.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“In the Metaverse, we shape our own realities, where creativity flourishes and innovation knows no limits”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“The Metaverse holds the key to a future where we can connect, create, and collaborate in ways never before imagined.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“In the Metaverse, we redefine what it means to exist, creating a world where authenticity and digital presence converge.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“The Metaverse is the intersection of technology and human connection, where digital landscapes open doors to endless opportunities and meaningful interactions.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“The Metaverse is not a distant dream; it is a canvas where we can paint the future of human interaction and collaboration.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“The Metaverse is not just a virtual escape, but a gateway to a new reality where possibilities are limited only by our imagination.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“In the Metaverse, we transcend physical limitations and embrace a digital existence where connections and experiences know no bounds.”
― Abhysheq Shukla

“Good lord, you're throwing out enough sirs to drown a pancake.”
― Aron Lewes, Rebirth

“General Bain is a general pain in the arse.”
― Aron Lewes, Rebirth

“Paralyzed Reality (The Sonnet)

Newspaper to smartphone,
rabbit r1 to apple vision pro,
social disconnection only
changes face, nothing more.

Nobody is busy enough
to need VR while walking.
People are meant to own tech,
Yet the opposite is happening.

Every tech has its place and purpose,
How many reminders are enough reminder!
First you buried your head in your phone,
Now you walk around as donkeys with blinker.

Companies are not to blame,
Real culprit is consumer idiocy.
In a world of unawareness,
VR and AR make paralyzed reality.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“Companies are not to blame,
Real culprit is consumer idiocy.
In a world of unawareness,
VR and AR make paralyzed reality.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“In a world of unawareness, VR and AR make paralyzed reality.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“eXtended Reality (XR) and spatial computing wield unparalleled power to revolutionize education.”
― Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo

“The left their bodies holding down the same cafe chairs and waded through the first few tiers of advertisements-get-rich-quick schemes, Bollywood starlets, and pop star scandal sheets, until they got into the American feed, and then it was get-rich-quick schemes, Hollywood starlets, pornography, and Congressional scandal sheets-until they linked up with the law enforcement priority channel. Ferron checked the address and led Indrapramit into a massively multiplayer Artificial Reality that showed real-time activity through Skooter0’s system identity number. Once provided with the next-of-kin’s handle, Damini had sent along a selection of key codes and over-riches that get them through the pay wall with ease.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories

“Her mother’s misery was real. So was that of Jessica Fang’s abandoned daughter. And this was a palliative-against being widowed, being bedridden.”
― Elizabeth Bear, Shoggoths in Bloom and Other Stories

“Everything is digital and yet the digital is as nothing.”
― McKenzie Wark, Gamer Theory

“The advent of digital reality eliminates the constraints imposed by geographical boundaries on business, educational institutions, and workplaces, transforming these limitations into immersive geographical experiences”
― Evalyne Kemuma