Jason imagined a game that players never want to leave. Kirsten Miller: My initial reaction to new technologies is to ask myself What will go wrong? Call me a pessimist, but from what I’ve seen, something always does. If The Matrix and the Lord of the Rings went to their high school reunion and had a one-night stand, Otherworld would be their illegitimate child. I told her the idea, and our adventure began. I drew up a very rough outline and called Kirsten. That’s sort of where it all began for me. Then I thought, People will never want to leave. I imagined how extraordinary it would be to have that sort of experience in a truly immersive way. I had been a big fan of a game called Myst when I was a kid-it’s a computer environment that you get to wander around, explore, and solve puzzles in. My first thought was: This is going to change everything. Jason Segel: The idea for ‘Otherworld’ came after I first demoed the Oculus Rift at Sundance a few years ago.
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