I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage industry: I had imagined that I would just put on a helmet and be somewhere else - thats your dream of what its going to…

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So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked...

The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked...

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage...

I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's...

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and its mainly directed at...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and its mainly directed at...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo.

I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo.

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70s...

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70s...

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay...

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay...

Its been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...

Its been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...

So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and...

So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and...

From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

Then I have a head mounted display which actually was designed for the military to...

Then I have a head mounted display which actually was designed for the military to...