From: "Dan D. Gutierrez" <73317.646@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Re: CULTURE: Twin Palms-- errr, I mean Wild Palms.
Date: 20 May 93 12:06:14 EDT


TWIN PALMS

I personally sat through it "glued to the screen" waiting for the VR
stuff.  I thought it was great.  I specially liked the William Gibson
appearance.  It was great that he was used in this mass media exploration
as the person who first coined the term "Cyberspace."  I also enjoyed the
"glasses" scene where the 2 gentlemen entered the room of the guy who was
"jacked in" to the matrix, kind of sitting there twitching.  

Interestingly, on Nightline with Ted Kopel later on, Jaron Lanier was
interviewed on his thoughts of where VR is heading.  I was surprised to
hear that he believes that VR will never be "too" realistic and that it
will always be somewhat "computerish looking."  I don't agree with this
assessment.  It all depends of technology.  I mean TV looks pretty
realistic now, but didn't in the beginning.  I think technology will
eventually support any level of realism desired.

_ddg

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