Count Stephen Colbert as a confirmed virtual-reality skeptic.
The host of CBS?s ?Late Night With Stephen Colbert? kicked off the show Thursday with a riff on CNN?s plans to live-stream a virtual reality feed of the Oct. 13 Democratic presidential primary debate.
?Folks, the future we were promised by ?Johnny Mnemonic,? ?Virtuosity? and your childhood View-Master has finally arrived,? Colbert said.
Citing Variety?s article on the CNN VR webcast that will let viewers focus on any part of the stage, Colbert quipped: ?Because we?ve all dreamt of a full immersive environment where we can watch Lincoln Chafee take notes while someone else talks.?
And he used the VR hook to take a dig at the Democratic front-runner: ?It?ll feel like you?re seeing Hillary Clinton right in front of you ? but she?s not actually there, just like the real Hillary Clinton.?