Real Virtuality: Creating the next normal with the crutches of technology
We are blaming it on the virus. But it seems, in hindsight, as if we were anticipating this moment in time, when we could be forced to withdraw from other fellow beings. The proof is the technologies and devices we invented. On the surface, they may have seemed to be about more sociability, but it was always harbouring its invisible other, the asociability of it all.
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
MEMORABLY GROUNDED, JAPAN
Katsuo Enuoe and his daughter enjoy the trimmings of a business class cabin and soak up the sights of Florence and Rome—without ever leaving Tokyo. Tapping into a growing virtual reality (VR) travel market for Japanese holidaymakers grounded by Covid restrictions, First Airlines provides virtual reality flight experiences, including 360-degree tours of cities and meals
