Comics Tagged : virtual reality
The Future of Entertainment
Strip Info
- Title
- The Future of Entertainment
- Date
- June 18, 2023
- Tags
- AI art, artificial intelligence, capitalism, dumb things people do, gadgets, movies, pop culture, technology, TV, virtual reality
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. VR Headset – Day
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From a user’s POV inside a VR headset, a cute robot character floats into view.
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- Genie
- Hi! I’m Genie, your A.I.-powered entertainment bot! What do you want to watch today?
- User (O.S.)
- I wanna watch a movie where Spider-Man fights Batman at Wrestlemania!
- Panel 2 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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The user sits in his recliner, a beer in his hand
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- Genie (O.S.)
- Sorry. I’m afraid I can’t do that.
- User
- Why not? I thought A.I. can create whatever I want.
- Panel 3 : Int. VR Headset – Continuous
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In the headset, Genie explains.
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- Genie
- Well, see… Spider-Man is owned by Disney, Batman is owned by Warner Bros, and Wrestlemania is WWE. To combine them legally, I would need a licensing agreement between all three companies that allows for… (trailing off)
- Panel 4 : Ext. Street – Later
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Later, on the side of the road, two sanitation workers empty trash cans into a garbage truck. One worker holds up something he fished out of a can.
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- Sanitation Worker
- Hey look! Another pair a’them expensive goggles!
What’s In Your Wallet?
Strip Info
- Title
- What’s In Your Wallet?
- Date
- April 3, 2022
- Tags
- Bird, Bitcoin, crypto, dumb things people do, Kevin, Metaverse, orc warrior, scams, social interactions, virtual reality
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. The Metaverse – Day
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Kevin and his orc guide walk through a Metaverse landscape.
- Panel 2 : Int. The Metaverse – Continuous
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Still walking.
- Panel 3 : Int. Metaverse – Continuous
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The orc stops. Kevin stands behind him
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The orc reaches towards a glowing Bitcoin wallet icon.
- Panel 4 : Int. The Metaverse – Continuous
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In the real world, Kevin stands in his living room, looking confused in a VR headset. His bird perches on his arm.
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- Bird
- How’s it going in there?
- Kevin
- I think I’m about to get swindled.