You’re not empathetic enough… but can VR fix it?

You’re not empathetic enough… but can VR fix it? Friends With Holograms' Cortney Harding says VR can have a positive social impact Virtual realism Friends With Holograms develops VR training scenarios with actors rather than computer-generated models. “There’s no way you’re going to get get the same emotional investment and impact from talking to a cheap video game character as you are by talking to somebody who’s a real person, or in our case, an actor,” says Harding....

2 min · 376 words · Elizabeth Newman

You’re not empathetic enough… but can VR fix it?

You’re not empathetic enough… but can VR fix it? Friends With Holograms' Cortney Harding says VR can have a positive social impact Virtual realism Friends With Holograms develops VR training scenarios with actors rather than computer-generated models. “There’s no way you’re going to get get the same emotional investment and impact from talking to a cheap video game character as you are by talking to somebody who’s a real person, or in our case, an actor,” says Harding....

2 min · 376 words · Emily Hunter

You’re searching for a new job — should you clean up your social media?

You’re searching for a new job — should you clean up your social media? Your forgotten digital footprints could step on your job prospects Digital decluttering Coherently cleaning up one’s digital footprints is a task that people tend to find overwhelming. Theystruggle to recallwhat they have posted across multiple channels across many years, and avoid decluttering – reassuring themselves that they are boring and not worthy of others’ interest. Some take broadbrush actions, such as deleting some or all of their social media accounts....

3 min · 497 words · Jennifer Johnson

You’re wrong about the metaverse

You’re wrong about the metaverse Stop worrying about VR and NFTs Story byTristan Greene Tristan is a futurist covering human-centric artificial intelligence advances, quantum computing, STEM, physics, and space stuff. Pronouns:(show all)Tristan is a futurist covering human-centric artificial intelligence advances, quantum computing, STEM, physics, and space stuff. Pronouns: He/him Get the TNW newsletter Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week. Also tagged with Related Articles More TNW About TNW VR, AR, MR, XR: Which reality is the best?...

1 min · 119 words · Erin Ferguson

You’ve just been accepted into a startup accelerator — now what?

You’ve just been accepted into a startup accelerator — now what? Tips from accelerator pros Be THAT person at the front of the class Luckily, we had access to a batch of cohorts fresh out of theDMS Acceleratorfor data-centric startups and SMEs in Europe. TNW reached out to some of the most engaged participants to find out how they got the most out of their experience and what they recommend to fellow founders....

4 min · 781 words · Mary Brown
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