Video games started off as single player, but they rapidly became malti player. And now there are so many, the biggest video game platforms are largely social. These digital worlds serve as really very good im locusis for social interaction. It turns out virtual reality is actually pretty good at the social because it's actually other human beings.
Philosopher David Chalmers reckons there’s a 25% chance that we are living in a simulation. And he’s OK with it.
David's new book is "Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy."
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