S1 Ep 13 - The Future of Entertainment
Xploration Earth 2050
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22m
Entertainment isn’t just fun and games. It’s a big, multi-billion dollar industry and it’s changing quickly as we approach the year 2050. Join host Joe Penna as he visits with people creating operas—with robots. Virtual reality games are virtual no more---and when simulated environments become real, they affect everything from how we make movies to how we fight wars.
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