Cracking the elaborate code - The Verge
'Of course, with convincing body language now a matter of computer code, the person across from you may not be what they seem. '
'After my visit to the Panoptic Studio, I wanted to try the cutting edge of social VR for myself. '
'"I think this is great work, and it’s certainly what the first wave of social VR will be like. '
'Sheikh’s extended family lives in Abu Dhabi, and he sees social VR as a way to strengthen those ties. '
'But my personal research goal, and the goal of our lab in Pittsburgh, is to do photorealistic social VR," he explained. '
[–] klobos ago
The key isn't body language, the key is some brain/computer merge that allows users to use their thoughts as a controller. Like the matrix, basically.