MixedThe Washington PostWhile VR [virtual reality] technology might allow us to fly through the universe, Experience on Demand is, in its simple narrative, quite a down-to-earth read. In some ways, it’s an accessible introduction, a cogent primer, to the potential and pitfalls of VR ... But the problem with Experience on Demand is that it is rather too well-intentioned. Bailenson has clearly drunk the Silicon Valley Kool-Aid ... And while the consumption of this Kool-Aid hasn’t necessarily uplifted his writing style (which, I’m afraid, is disappointingly pedestrian), it has corrupted his view of the world ...
It’s as if Bailenson has donned the most rose-tinted of VR headsets to observe mankind
