Epic, which produces the virtual reality game Fortnight, has been locked in a legal battle with Apple over it's use of their app store. In this interview Epic chief executive Tim Sweeney argues "Apple and Google could 'unfairly' extend their 'stranglehold' on smartphone platforms to "dominate all physical commerce taking place in virtual and augmented reality." It's a valid concern. He also has some thoughts about the future of VR: "it's not very fun to sit around in 3D and just talk to people. It gets really awkward really fast... I think if you strip the entertainment aspect from it, you end up with a super creepy version of America Online chat rooms!" Educators take note. (I did everything I could to make this article generate a paywall and it wouldn't, but your experience may vary).
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