Richard Murphy, architect, Robin Harper, Green Party MSP, Professor Chris van der Kuyl, entrepreneur, and Kenny Kemp, author.
Panelists will lead a discussion of the benefits and dangers that arise as we replace the real with simulated experiences.

In the next few years virtual reality technologies will provide incredibly realistic simulations of the real. At the same time concerns about terrorism, global warming and population growth will make travel and other real experiences more dangerous and expensive. As a result people’s experiences of places and other people, of history and culture will be increasingly mediated by technologies. In this panel forum leading figures from literature, architecture, transport and cultural heritage will lead a discussion of the benefits and dangers that arise as we replace the real with simulated experiences.