To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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Not everyone has a nice, big yard to stretch out in while sheltering in place from COVID-19. But maybe you don't need one. People are using virtual spaces to live out the real experiences they miss — like coffee shops, road trips, even building your own house on a deserted island, or Walden Pond. In a world where we're mostly confined to our homes and Zoom screens, does the line between virtual and real-life space mean much anymore?
Original Air Date: May 16, 2020
Guests:
Mark RiechersTracy FullertonSimon ParkinJane McGonigalDonald D. HoffmanSuzanne O’Sullivan
Interviews In This Hour:
There's No Pandemic In Animal CrossingI Went To The Woods To Level Up DeliberatelyThe Most Boring Video Game Ever MadeWant to be Happier? Turn Everyday Tasks Into a Game How We Fool Ourselves With The Concept of 'Reality'
Further Reading:
NYAS: Reality Is Not As It Seems
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