Here's what it was like to experience 'Westworld'

[NelsonG]

NEW YORK — I went to Westworld IRL.

Ok, not actually. But for a brief 15 minutes on Friday afternoon, it definitely felt like I had. 

Comic Con is home to dozens of themed activations designed to promote various shows and movies. Many of these experiences now include some kind of virtual reality element.

So it came as no surprise when HBO invited press — and New York Comic Con attendees — to experience its new show, Westworld  in VR.

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I was intrigued, of course, because the premise of the show itself is very eerie. The Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy drama (based on a Michael Crighton film), which launched two weeks ago, is about the dawn of artificial consciousness and what happens when humans explore a world in which every human appetite (even if it's sinful) can be indulged.  Read more...

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