Jaron Lanier
Computer scientist, composer, artist, and author.
Jaron Lanier is a scientist, musician, and writer best known for his work in virtual reality and his advocacy of humanism and sustainable economics in a digital context. His 1980s start-up VPL Research created the first commercial VR products and introduced avatars, multi-person virtual world experiences, and prototypes of major VR applications such as surgical simulation. His books
Who Owns the Future?
and
You Are Not a Gadget
were international bestsellers, and
Dawn of the New Everything
was named a 2017 best book of the year by
The Wall Street Journal
,
The Economist
, and
Vox
.