Summary: A new article suggests that the Oculus VR headset may be the first step to allowing people to truly experience what it is like to live a different kind of life. This could allow designers to create "empathy engines" whereby users may come to feel emotion for their fellow man in a virtual space. Anthony and Jeff think this is a great idea, especially if causes douchey diners to tip their wait staff. Support us on Patreon to get early release episodes and extra content: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Hey! If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here's the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns Here we are on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhc Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Article: http://boingboing.net/2014/09/15/the-headset-revolution-will-be.html The Machine to Be Another: http://www.themachinetobeanother.org/
