Hack Reality (formerly Embodied Reality)

This is a 30-minute guided exercise from Emotional Freedom Technique that will start to unwind the trauma and unhelpful conditioning we received from our first jobs. That teenager that got fired from the fast-food restaurant still lives within us, and it's our job to take really good care of them. It's not too late to be the wise, loving and nurturing parent to them we wish we'd had back then. More about Cris's work and contact details are at crisbeasley.com Book a session

Get your copy of the workbook at laurenbacon.com Draw a card in the oracle deck at crisbeasley.com Thanks to... Non Sensory Meditation app for iPhone and my wonderful patrons at patreon.com/crisbeasley

Most of our parents had jangled nervous systems that we imprinted on from birth. Before we even spoke we already inherited the stress and anxiety of the people and environment around us. Fortunately, our body knows how to heal the nervous system as naturally as it heals a cut. This 60 minute guided meditation will help you tune into the place in your body from where tai chi naturally originates. Adapted from a meditation by Josh Whiton. Music courtesy of the amazing, free Non Sensory Meditation app More from Cris, oracle decks and writings at crisbeasley.com

Learn how a Manhattan housewife in the 1950s, a failed software launch and university president inspired a way of thinking, leading and learning in a complex world. Learn more at http://dentthefuture.com

Dancer and CEO Everett Harper shares how he holds space for passion to come out safely at work and home. His company, Truss, solves some of the world's hardest technical problems. In addition to being an extraordinary leader, he has the poise of a hall of fame soccer player at Duke, a yoga teacher, tango dancer and King of Carnival. Notes: Everett's column on ForbesThe Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hahn Quiet by Susan Cain Artist's Way by Julia Cameron How Emotions are Made by Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett Happiness Hacks by Ellen Petry-Leanse More Cris! Love Lock card deck to unlock shadow emotions and transform them into light Medium magazine Your support is gratefully accepted at Patreon.com/crisbeasley   Thanks to Non sensory meditation app for iPhone for intro and outro music

Tom Chi speaks about transcending the pain of the collective consciousness to make work which transforms us all. He’s a literal astrophysicist, co-founder of GoogleX, and now working on rapid prototyping solutions to climate change. tomchi.comEverything’s Connected – Here’s How -- Love Lock Magazine Love Lock Card Deck Support us at Patreon Outro music thanks to the Non sound meditation app

We're shifting the focus in season 2 to the questions of "How does technology change our relationship to the world, others and ourselves?" and "If it's true that you can't create anything that's more human than you are, how do we become more human?" Love Lock magazine on Medium Love Lock deck to unlock dark emotions and transform them into light Thanks to: Intro music by Point in Passing from the Non meditation app for iPhone Outro music by Clamber

Niki Smit of Monobanda, a games studio in Amsterdam, live brainstorms a VR game with Crystal. See what the creative process looks from the inside. crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

Who knows better than professional dancers how to use full-body movement in augmented and virtual realities? Aussie Kari Cuffe is a classically trained dancer who travels the world practicing her craft. LET’S CONNECT crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

The ancients in Sri Lanka built enormous temples shaped like a modern day subwoofer. Drummers surrounded the dome, which scooped up and amplified the music while rituals happened inside. Today, we can use digitally created resonance to enrich our experiences in VR and AR. CLIPS Ravi's presentation at Woodenfish – Acoustic Resonances of Buddhist Temples, Stupas and Woodenfish Instrument https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEsPGXRuD0 crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

I travelled to the virtual lair of Trevor F. Smith to talk about what embodiment is and how I got roped into this wild ride of AR and VR. Spaciblo Show https://www.youtube.com/user/TrevorFSmith crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

Yale-educated lawyer, Harvard visiting scholar and Buddhist nun, Venerable Yifa, dispels the notion that spirituality and technology are at odds. The lessons from Buddhism extend far beyond making meditation apps. All VR/AR creators must learn to be good stewards of their players' minds. Woodenfish Foundation http://www.woodenfish.org/ crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

The mantra of Monobanda is to never use text in their games. They never tell the player what to do, they create experiences and environments that grant permission to bend the usual rules of social spaces. DEEP VR by Owen Harris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhZhdmPQ_8 
Monobanda - Project Mimicry - Ultimate sandbox game by Monobanda 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95QUvb5Sphw

 SAMSARA by Monobanda-play 
https://vimeo.com/173897734 

Remembering Trailer by Monobanda 
https://vimeo.com/62937094

 Bohm Teaser by Monobanda 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye_U0zFM-EE&t=6s crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

Piping body signals into VR and AR opens up a brand new palette of colors we've only barely begun to explore. Sensors can record heart rate variability, brainwaves, and tiny changes in the tension in the facial muscles which will enable immersive experiences to interact with the player on a stunningly deep level. http://alanmacy.com/Current_Projects.html The Signal and the Noise -- The Science of Identifying Signal in Life's Processes with Alan Macy by The Transformative Technology Conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6CKYg7Yw2M   crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

VR is a powerful tool for rewiring brains. To responsibly wield that tool, we must first do no harm. Dr. Carole Griggs, PhD in human development, advises creators on how to be good stewards of people's minds. CLIPS Rest & Relax in Virtual Reality with Guided Meditation VR by Cubicle Ninjas Creative Design Agency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7v_YQyv95s crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

Most people stopped describing themselves as an artist by about six years old. Android Jones invites you to stop saying you can't draw and lose yourself in the simple joy of creativity. Find out more at: http://microdosevr.com/ https://twitter.com/microdosevr Reign & Bone by Bluetech - Microdose VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUsX5_zg8RI More Cris at crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

The grandfather of VR, Tom Furness is the creator of the first head mounted display, a flight training helmet for the Airforce. He's been researching this for fifty years. FIFTY! We talk about the living room becoming a classroom where the whole family can learn together. crisbeasley.com patreon.com/crisbeasley

The desktop computing interface of folders and windows is nearly four decades old. How will we relate to computers now that virtual reality is enabling us to use our whole bodies as the interface? M Eifler is building the studio metaphor which supports variable viewpoint and three levels of interface – body, object, and room scale. elevr.com blinkpopshift.com 'Office of the Future' Documentation 1 by ele VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX7b7ubydNw Working on the floor 1 by ele VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJP1ye1WNE Suki Sleeping (STEREO) by ele VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXwskIRpT6Q Xerox Star User Interface (1982) 1 of 2 by Vintage CG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn4vC80Pv6Q Doodling in Math Class: Squiggle Inception by Vi Hart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2CZqsAw28 Philosophy in the Flesh by George Layoff and Mark Johnson https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Flesh-George-Lakoff-ebook/dp/B001FSJAWK/

The sound designer of The Stanley Parable, Robin Arnott, has a new work which designs a trance via the music of the player’s own voice. SoundSelf accesses the deeper layers of consciousness via breath, music and technodelic visuals. soundselfgame.com Not The Red Door! | The Stanley Parable | Part 1 by GamesWithHank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl_Oe1r88vc&list=PLeT8k0LhM_tnz8dTqc4MzUmg83BANKIAB Antichamber completed in 14 minutes by Daniel Danko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNhzLdN8q24&t=120s Designing a Trance: Meditation and Game Design http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024156/Designing-a-Trance-Meditation-and Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains how emotions are made by The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/10/15245690/how-emotions-are-made-neuroscience-lisa-feldman-barrett ReOnion by vjflashy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFWgJHj44PI Journey PS4 | Short-Film: "My Journey" | Gameplay Highlights by ArcticJoker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN997s4wJt4 Dance dance revolution insanity by Mark Cabot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD7q-_nJNPQ

In this interview with Owen Harris, we talk about the political and artistic imperatives of the medium and Deep, the VR experience he created which was inspired by scuba diving.  SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... LET’S CONNECT https://twitter.com/crystaldbeasley https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880503138872877/ REFERENCES DEEP VR by Owen Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIhZh... Vive Jaffe – Art Imitating Life: How Urban Exploration Informs 3D Environmental Design http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024532/... Robin Arnott – Designing a Trance: Meditation and Game Design http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024416/...

Kat Lintott was one of the first employees of 8i, and went on to found the 20-person agency, Wrestler. Projects are everything from concerts by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, to a Maori myth experience. https://www.wrestler.nz/vr-projects/ RESOURCES Secrets the Heart Keeps and Other Lessons of Heart Rate Variability by Dr. Richard Gervitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKoD8... SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... LET’S CONNECT https://twitter.com/crystaldbeasley https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880503138872877/

Chat with the founders of Spontanimation about the latest developments in emotional autonomous characters. NOTES https://www.twitch.tv/malfunction_ai https://spontanimation.com SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=skinny97214 LET’S CONNECT https://twitter.com/crystaldbeasley https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880503138872877/

Guests: Edwon and Tyler J. Hutchinson of Infinite Gesture. https://youtu.be/qn3yrXYlppI Originally published on Mar 9, 2017 RESOURCES Jessica Outlaw https://extendedmind.io/blog/2016/11/14/the-neuroscience-of-gestures-part-1 SUBSCRIBE http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=skinny97214 LET’S CONNECT https://twitter.com/crystaldbeasley https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880503138872877/