Simulation Nation

Welcome to the first episode in our new series - Virtual Money - where we will talk to leading industry experts about the ways in which cryptocurrencies are transforming our future.

This week's guests are Steven Ettinger and Mark Giles, Founders of DLUX - Decentralized Limitless User eXperience. This free virtual platform rewards good content with real cryptocurrency you can spend or transfer.

Come to this event and let Steven and Mark break it down for us in simple terms.

You won't want to miss this episode!

We are very excited to have our sixth installment in our 'Worldbuilders of Altspace' Series, this time with Arsty.

If you haven't seen Artsy's worlds, you haven't been around Altspace!

We are very excited to speak with Artsy, and get a guided tour of some of her most popular worlds, and even some that are private!

If you're an aspiring worldbuilder, or are just a fan of cool worlds, you gotta check this one out.

What better movie to bring in the new year than the cyberpunk noir cult hit Strange Days, almost forgotten by the mainstream, but not by us!

Set in the last two days of 1999, the film takes place in a world where memories can be sold on the black market. However, when a memory dealer wants to find out what happened to one of the girls in a series of memories, he unravels a sinister plot.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (Point Break, The Hurt Locker), and written by James Cameron (Avatar, Terminator), this movie explores many of the ideas that have been revitalized with the release of Ready Player Two.

Join us for a talk of the last throwback 90s film of the year, and also the last trivia challenge of the year.

Let's party like it's 1999!

Tonight we enter the original Tron from 1982. Tron follows a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer where he interacts with programs in his attempt to escape.

Joining us again is founding member of the Council of the Wise, Joey Bonier.

Back in 1982, David Cronenberg was still a fledging director in Toronto Canada. Then he made Videodrome and everything changed.

Videodrome follows the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn (James Woods) who is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to even trashier TV than he could've imagined, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend (Deborah Harry) auditions and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that reality may not be what it seems.

We'll talk about the movie, do our Trivia Challenge, then give it our Wow! Score.

In a world where trashy TV has basically taken over, we'll check out this macabre masterpiece and see if it holds up, if the horrors of today far surpass Cronenberg's imagination. So come and talk about it with us and-- long live the new flesh!

Nationites! Today we revisit Ghost In The Shell. No, we’re not talking about that crappy live-action remake, we’re talking about the OG Ghost in the Shell, circa 1995. This cyberpunk classic is set in a near future when the line between humans and robots is blurring. The plot follows the Major (Johansson), a cyborg supersoldier who investigates her past, and unravels a deeper conspiracy.

We’ll talk about its long legacy, see if it holds up, and give it our Wow! score.

This episode was originally recorded back on May 16, 2020. Enjoy!

Nationites! We are very excited to have our fifth installment in our 'Worldbuilders of Altspace' Series, this time with the inimitable Nera!

Nera has been involved in some of Altspace's most ambitious projects, including the Burning Man worlds like Samskara, the New Year's fireworks display, as well as unforgettable 'Mow the Lawn' world, where players, indeed, mow the lawn.

We are very excited to speak with Nera, and get a guided tour of some of her most popular worlds.

If you're an aspiring worldbuilder, or are just a fan of cool worlds, you gotta check this one out!

Today we return with another game review. This time we'll head to a galaxy far far away and tackle Star Wars Squadrons, where we master the art of starfighter combat with this first-person, multiplayer space adventure.

We'll talk about the game and if it lives up to the hype, test your Squadrons trivia, and get your opinion and Wow! score.

So buckle up, get into your favorite Star Wars avatar, and get in here!

In anticipation for Ready Player Two, this week we are taking a look back at Ready Player One. Ready Player One takes place in 2045, when much of humanity uses the virtual reality software OASIS to escape the desolation of the real world. Orphaned teenager Wade Watts finds clues to a hidden game that promises OASIS's ownership to the winner, and he and four allies try to complete it before a corporation can do so.

We will discuss the film and book, then test your knowledge of the Oasis with our Trivia Challenge.

The winner of the Trivia Challenge will received a Kindle copy of the new book, Ready Player Two, and even more importantly, got a place on the Trivia Wall O' Fame! Dreams do come true!

Nationites! Today we talk to a very special guest, DJ Celeste. Celeste is a professional digital entertainment and event industry specialist, music producer and virtual reality visual artist who is part of a new wave of DJs who perform in Virtual Reality as well as design their own stages for their concerts.

We'll talk to her about how she does what she does, then head to an afterparty at the incredible Burning Man inspired "Solar Shrine", a BRCvr world where she'll drop a live set of deep house music! You won't want to miss this!