Can VR be used to attain Nirvana?
Probably not. But there are some great efforts out there that aim give us nudge in the right direction via our VR headsets. Trying to recreate the inner peace traditionally attained through either intensive meditation or mind-altering drugs in VR has a good recent history. The Brain Man VR YouTube Channel has reviewed one such experience: Sound Self - a Technodelic. Technodelic in the sense that the experience is similar to what people experience under the influence of a psychadelic drug like psilocibin (magic mushroom extract), LSD or Ayahuasca, but using technology instead of chemical agents. Speaking of Ayahuasca, there’s also a VR title by that same name which we’ve also experimented with.
A brand new multiplayer VR experience was inspired by the author’s near death experience has been born - Isness-D.
Isness as in the sense of just being. Being one with the universe. It seems to have gone down well winning hearty acclaim…
Brain Man VR feels that this is only the beginning and once these early experiments into technodelic experiences feel their way through the possibilities, we may soon take for granted that we use our virtual reality headsets as a portal through which we can achieve peace of mind. A more sustainable system than running the gauntlet of plant medicines on a monthly basis, we would argue.
Here’s that review of Sound Self VR. A fantastic experience in which your technodelic experience is influenced by your breathing and the sounds that you make.
If you already have this title we would highly recommend it for musicians, it is incredible what they can do with this brilliant VR experience …
