Virtual Reality: A Futuristic Vision In Which Women Play In Equal Incubators AOC Front Page Women's News
A mere tech child or not, virtual reality is expected to be a $150 billion industry by 2020. Silicon Valley and gaming Internet culture in general are known for their hard-ass mentality about women in their midst. Because virtual reality is truly an original opportunity for creators, women are -- for once -- operating in a relatively level playing field. There is “no formalized industry, and therefore no industry hierarchy, making it particularly welcoming to outsiders and newcomers,” explains Julia Kaganskiy, director of the New Museum’s New Inc. incubator. “Effectively everyone is a newcomer, and there are virtually no insiders.”
