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Jaron Lanier

Jaron Lanier

Born: May 3, 1960
in New York, New York, U.S.A.
Jaron Zepel Lanier is an American computer philosophy writer, computer scientist, visual artist, and composer of classical music. A pioneer in the field of virtual reality, Lanier and Thomas G. Zimmerman left Atari in 1985 to found VPL Research, Inc., the first company to sell VR goggles and gloves. In the late 1990s, Lanier worked on applications for Internet2, and in the 2000s, he was a visiting scholar at Silicon Graphics and various universities. From 2006 he began to work at Microsoft, and from 2009 forward he works at Microsoft Research as Interdisciplinary Scientist.

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The Social Dilemma
Title: The Social Dilemma
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2020
Type: Movie
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This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
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Title: Retro Tech
Character: Self - Eye Phone Inventor (archive footage)
Released: December 2, 2019
Type: TV
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Follow tech guru Marques Brownlee as he uncovers how iconic technology of the past came to life and shaped history. In each episode, Marques meets with fellow YouTube creators, experts, and celebrity guests, to explore the impact each piece of vintage tech has had on our culture and why these pieces remain so revolutionary.
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Visual Velocity: The Work of Stan VanDerBeek
Title: Visual Velocity: The Work of Stan VanDerBeek
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
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Visual Velocity is a tribute to the pioneering work of Stan VanDerBeek. VanDerBeek was an experimental filmmaker, artist, animator, and media visionary. Produced by David Donnelly, the work originally aired on PBS stations' THE TERRITORY, the longest running public television showcase of independent film/video in the country.
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Title: Kulturzeit
Character: self
Released: October 2, 1995
Type: TV
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Cyberpunk
Title: Cyberpunk
Character: Himself
Released: January 28, 1990
Type: Movie
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Stylistic documentary about the cyberpunk movement. William Gibson, author of cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, and Timothy Leary, famous advocate of psychedelic drugs, share their thoughts on the future of society and technology.
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