Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith: We’re not ready for real-world braindancing

Cyberpunk 2077 introduced another take on virtual reality when it launched late last year. Braindancing (the downloading of data from an experience to view it through someone else)  saw players experience an event from another person’s point of view. It went deeper than what we experience in the real world with virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Quest.

“With a braindance, you’re experiencing the full data flow of an event,” said Cyberpunk creator Mike Pondsmith. “You’re experiencing it through another person’s eyes which is why it’s bad when you experience someone dying.”