Jaron Lanier is an American computer scientist, visual artist, computer philosophy writer, technologist, futurist and composer of contemporary classical music.
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Considered a founder of 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 wired gloves. In the late 1990s, Lanier worked on applications for Internet2, and in the 2000s, h was a visiting scholar at Silicon Graphics and various universities.
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In 2005, Foreign Policy named Lanier as one of the top 100 Public Intellectuals. In 2010, Lanier was named to the TIME 100 List of most influential people. In 2014, Prospect named Lanier one of the top 50 World Thinkers. In 2018, Wired named Lanier one of the top 25 most influential people over the last 25 years of technological history.
Jaron Lanier Age
How old is Jaron Lanier? Jaron Lanier was born on May 3, 1960.
Record Label
Jaron Lanier’s record label was Decca Records.
Jaron Lanier Album
Jaron Lanier released an album named Lanier: Instrument of Change.
Jaron Lanier Full Name
Jaron Lanier is called Jaron Zepel Lanier
Jaron Lanier Education
Jaron Lanier attended New Mexico State University.
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