Jaron Lanier

Born: 1960-05-03

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

as Self
Released: 2020-01-26

This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with...

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Cyberpunk

as Himself
Released: 1990-01-28

Stylistic documentary about the cyberpunk movement. William Gibson, author of cyberpunk classic...

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Visual Velocity: The Work of Stan VanDerBeek

as uncredited
Released: 2000-01-01

Visual Velocity is a tribute to the pioneering work of Stan VanDerBeek. VanDerBeek was an...

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Kulturzeit

as self
First aired: 1995-10-02

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Retro Tech

as Self - Eye Phone Inventor (archive footage)
First aired: 2019-12-02

Follow tech guru Marques Brownlee as he uncovers how iconic technology of the past came to life...

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