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Curiouser and curiouser... "I think [computer-brain interfacing] is an extinction-level event for every entertainment forum that's not thinking about this." ~Gabe Newell

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Valve Researching Games Players Control With Their Brains

During an interview about Half-Life: Alyx, Gabe Newell talks about research into brain-computer interfacing.

Seth Grimes

@SethGrimes

Mar 18, 2020

Vaudeville and silent and B&W films didn't survive the move to color movies with sound tracks: entertainment adapted. It will continue to adapt. 1/

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However at this moment most of us are focused on more immediate concerns -- the 12-18 month covid-19 threat -- and far more serious long-term threats, namely the Climate Emergency. 2/

11:50 PM · Mar 18, 2020Twitter Web App

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I'll save thoughts about the future of entertainment for another time. 3/

Superorganismic Nodule

@eschatropic

Mar 19, 2020

If a greater proportion of people relied on electronic entertainment and social contact, which would probably happen if those media increase substantially in quality from CBIs, contagious disease would be less likely to spread. It's worth considering the second order effects.