Simulation Nation

From psychedelic lucid dreams to floating through romantic gardens to the most dope office designs this side of the metaverse, Optic's worlds are all about a vibe.

For Worldbuilders of Altspace 10 we talk to Optic about his style and inspirations, then get an exclusive world tour through some of his best. Check it!

Time to find out how to get really really ridiculously good looking.

Joining us to talk about avatar fashion will be designer Ryuuzaki Julio, and avatar hairstylist the sweetist.

To see the full visuals, please check us out on Instagram at thesimulationnation, or on YouTube at https://youtu.be/ZvkOqIPh1YA

Today is the grand finale of Matrix Month as we review the newest film, Matrix Resurrections. To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, Mr. Anderson, aka Neo, will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. If he's learned anything, it's that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of -- or into -- the Matrix. Neo already knows what he has to do, but what he doesn't yet know is that the Matrix is more dangerous than ever before.

Alright, so maybe Matrix Revolutions wasn't as revolutionary as the original, but it does give us some much-needed answers, and completes the trilogy. For those reasons, we're excited to take a look back at it.

The third installment finds Neo trapped in a limbo world and the majority of the planet's population remain in a state of suspended virtual reality. The few humans who are cognizant of the grim realities of the world must hold off their mechanical enemies long enough for Neo to escape and save the day.

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Some say that the second installment in the trilogy didn't live up to the first. Then again, some say that it deepened the world and mythology and is better than the original.

Whatever the case, we're going to break it down.

In Matrix Reloaded, Neo meets a program called the Architect, the creator of the Matrix, who explains that Neo must make a choice to either reboot the Matrix and pick survivors to repopulate the Zion, or refuse, causing the Matrix to crash and killing everyone connected to it.

Let's get all philosophical and shit way down the rabbit hole.

With Matrix 4 just around the corner, we’re taking a whole month to look back at the OG trilogy, and what better way to start than to talk to the first person ever hired to work on the original Matrix, comic book artist Steve Skroce. After doing hundreds of storyboards for the original, Steve became a longtime collaborator of the Wachowski’s and worked on all four Matrix films— yes, including the latest.

From being there when the pitch for the original movie got rejected by the studios, to watching it become one of the most influential films of the last few decades, Steve has a unique perspective on the series. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Joining us was Co-Founder of Inscape Studios, Matt Sinclair.

If you’ve been red pilled or not, you gotta check this one out!

STYLY is a simple to use VR and AR development tool for artists, creators, and fashion designers, architects and world builders to express their unique style.

After years of development, the STYLY platform grew to include the easy integration and importation of numerous media types and files from a variety of popular software used by creators.

Since its release, STYLY has attracted global attention from artists and creators, award shows, governments, and news outlets. In 2020, STYLY won the VR Focus’ – Better-Than-Reality Award in the category of ‘Best AR Application.’

STYLY is available on computer and heaset as social webxr.

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Today we are interviewing a unique worldbuilder with a different approach. Splashmango, AKA, Juliana Loh, is a VR artist who uses google tiltbrush to create her 3D worlds.

Her work has been featured in Burning Man VR 2021 as well as the upcoming VIFF, HIFF and QLD XR Festivals. Juliana's background includes brand entertainment, games UX and education. She uses human centric design principles to provide a process-oriented framework for discovery and is available for creative direction + AR/VR opportunities.

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If you're a fan of Deadpool, Terminator: Dark Fate, District 9, Elysium, Handmaid's Tale, Love Death and Robots or a bunch of other modern day classics, then chances are you've loved the work of Jules.

Nominated for an Oscar for editing District 9, Jules has had an epic career by any metric, but particularly for scifi lovers.

We'll talk to Julian about how he got his start, what it's like working with some of the greatest filmmakers alive today, and his views on contemporary scifi.

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At the height of the 90s virtual reality boom was Thirteenth Floor, which follows the inventor of a virtual reality simulation of 1937 Los Angeles, filled with simulated humans unaware they are computer programs. When Fuller is murdered just as he begins testing of the VR system, his friend and protégé becomes the primary suspect. What follows will blow your 90s mind.

Was it bad? Was it good? Was it so bad it was good?

You’ll have to come and give your opinion, and check it out.

This film was adapted from the novel Simulacrum3, which was previously made into a two-part miniseries for German TV called World on a Wire. We covered that miniseries here—

EPISODE 35: WORLD ON A WIRE, PART 1 https://open.spotify.com/episode/56HOjvQJjNaT4lccGiZfRz?si=EgxpfIjORNWvyiTfUQ6gnw

EPISODE 36: WORLD ON A WIRE, PART 2 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3EK0Orh4x9UfFBNBEOUYy0?si=ZTXbK3tbRTWFmNYpyVv4dQ\

We also reference David Cronenberg’s 90s VR film eXisenZ, which we covered here:


EPISODE 13: EXISTENZ: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hwWwUtuFud13nQBTRwBCW?si=DtY2QNYiSO6za8-btQqNAg

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