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People, including Stewart Brand wearing a seagull hat, mill about outside a warehouse. Scenes from the soundstage of colossal pictures which has been turned into a showcase for virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Companies participating include Lucas Film, Atari, and others. Brief demo of Virtual Reality (VR) goggles and 3-D flower environment. Campy video of a simulation of people pretending to jump from the Golden Gate Bridge. Demo of a "Flying Mouse" which allow you to manipulate objects through physical movements of the mouse. Also provides tactile, haptic feedback of the virtual objects. Brief glimpse of Timothy Leary shaking hands with another man at the conference. John Perry Barlow and Stewart Brand. Interview with Brand who discusses cyberspace and virtual reality. CU of author William Gibson. Gibson interviewed and is excited about people controlling cyberspace.