Think we’re far off from The Matrix? Gabe Newell says you should think again. In a rare interview with IGN ahead of next week’s release of Half-Life: Alyx, Newell reasoned that more advanced forms of VR might not be too far out. “We’re way closer to The Matrix than people realize,” he stated. …
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I used to have this fantasy of moving to rural Iowa and writing a book. I’d be sustained solely by farmer’s market produce (physically) and the countryside’s natural wonders (emotionally), and the particular joy of my own solitude. I’d only pack brown clothes and wear my hair in one very …
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In my prime, I used to be able to doze off in the most egregious settings: lights on, in a loud room, wearing jeans. My normal sleep routine went like this: Make the room cold by cracking a window. Transfer Orson from his spot on my pillow to the lower …
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