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Where Virtual Reality Takes Us

No matter how enlightened（开明的）any one of us may be , we are fundamentally limited to our own points of view—but it is human nature to try to broaden our perspective . For me , that’s where V.R. comes in . I have found that the medium has an extraordinary ability to convey the kinds of feelings of presence and place I’ve always desired to capture through photojournalism .

As a young photographer , I was shocked by the wartime images of great photographers like Robert Capa and James Nachtwey . Their vision of the world is far better than my own . Hoping to imitate their effect , I trained myself to follow in their footsteps , covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as a photojournalist for The New York Times and Newsweek . But I found that my photographs were not having the impact that I had hoped . There was something too abstract and flat about them , a quality that allowed anyone viewing them to remain distant from images of suffering . Frustrated by the barriers , I built a camera that could shoot steady , cinematic video in a war zone , and I made a feature-length film in Afghanistan .

While the film provided a glimpse into the cruel reality of war , it was only a small window into that world . I wanted to go further , to pull people through that window onto the front lines and let them witness it firsthand . I started the technology company Condition One in order to build a new camera to shoot in 3D , 360-degree video . We want to introduce a new generation of viewers tired of flat images into the emotions of being immersed（沉浸于）in a whole new world .

The power of virtual reality is its command of presence—its ability to transport the viewer into another world , and have him feel present in it . These experiences are technically difficult to create and require significant computing power , but once presence is achieved and maintained , it is breathtaking .

In V.R., we instinctively feel empathy（共鸣）for those whose experiences we are immersed in . The suffering of people in war zones becomes our suffering , just as the killing of animals in the wild becomes a source of our pain as well .

Mentioning his own limitations of perspective , Einstein once wrote with sadness , “ Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of sympathy to hug all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty . ”

Through V.R., we now have a chance to do just that .

32. We can learn from the passage that James Nachtwey is a photographer __________ .

A. who is only addicted to wartime photography

B. whose wartime photos are anything but concrete

C. whose wartime photos well interpret the suffering of wars

D. who likes to copy from other well-established photographers

33. Why did the author set up Condition One ?

A. To attract worldwide attention to war-stricken areas .

B. To help viewers have a better feeling of presence .

C. To be the best photographer in the world .

D. To advertise his latest 3D technology .

34. If Einstein were still alive today , his attitude towards V.R. would possibly be __________ .