Summary: Not everyone has a nice, big yard to stretch out in while sheltering in place from COVID-19. But maybe you don't need one. People are using virtual spaces to live out the real experiences they miss — like coffee shops, road trips, even building your own house on a deserted island, or Walden Pond. In a world where we're mostly confined to our homes and Zoom screens, does the line between virtual and real-life space mean much anymore? Original Air Date: * *May 16, 2020 *Guests: * <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/mark-riechers" target="_blank">Mark Riechers</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/tracy-fullerton" target="_blank">Tracy Fullerton</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/simon-parkin" target="_blank">Simon Parkin</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jane-mcgonigal" target="_blank">Jane McGonigal</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/donald-d-hoffman" target="_blank">Donald D. Hoffman</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/suzanne-osullivan" target="_blank">Suzanne O’Sullivan</a> *Interviews In This Hour: * <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/theres-no-pandemic-animal-crossing" target="_blank">There's No Pandemic In Animal Crossing</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/i-went-woods-level-deliberately" target="_blank">I Went To The Woods To Level Up Deliberately</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/most-boring-video-game-ever-made" target="_blank">The Most Boring Video Game Ever Made</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/want-be-happier-turn-everyday-tasks-game" target="_blank">Want to be Happier? Turn Everyday Tasks Into a Game </a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-we-fool-ourselves-concept-reality" target="_blank">How We Fool Ourselves With The Concept of 'Reality'</a> Further Reading: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MvGGjcTEpQ" target="_blank">NYAS: Reality Is Not As It Seems</a>
