Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson, known by stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician and producer best known for his 1982 hit "She Blinded Me with Science" and 1984 single "Hyperactive!" He has also worked extensively in production and as a session musician, as a technology entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, and as the Music Director for the TED Conference. He is currently a Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University...
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth14 October 1958
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The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked like it had been designed by technicians and not by entertainers. I felt I needed to grab hold of it and try and push the envelope as much as I possibly could right now.
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In a way, my role now is to shift into the next set of tool, which is virtual reality and interactivity. That to me is very enticing.
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It's poetry in motion, when she turned her tender eyes to me.
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Then I have a head mounted display which actually was designed for the military to do synchronized building entries and that's looking down at my hands, so projected on the big screen behind me, you can see my hands as I'm putting the tracks together.