Edinburgh author Jane Alexander on the futuristic possibilities of virtual reality
In her thought-provoking new novel, A User’s Guide to Make-Believe, Jane Alexander explores the life of a woman who uses virtual reality to revisit the golden days of a relationship. Interview by David Robinson
As she points out, we’re more than half-way there already, what with all the fictions we put out about ourselves on social media.
Alexander’s novel imagines something far more immersive – a technology called Make-Believe (“Whatever your fantasy, live it with Make-Believe™ – the only limit is you”) which is also unlinked to anything else. To activate your biomolecules and kickstart your fantasies, all you need is a simple – if expensive – nasal spray.
Suppose, Alexander imagines, extreme users’ virtual reality could be affected by other people’s. Suppose, in other words, that people could see straight into each other’s minds ...
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