Sep 15, 2022 17:07:00

An employee who opened a suspicious case at Northeastern University's VR lab was injured, was it a crime by VR opponents?

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pelican case used for transporting confidential items arrived at the VR lab at Northeastern University Boston Campus in Boston, and a male employee who opened it injured his hand. The attached memo denounced that 'VR Labs was secretly working for Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in accordance with the US government's plan to take over society through VR.' Therefore, it is suspected that the crime was committed by a force opposed to VR.

Northeastern University Campus Alerts
https://alerts.northeastern.edu/alert/incident-on-boston-campus-scene-contained-campus-expected-to-be-open-wednesday/

Northeastern University reopens after a package that an employee said exploded didn't contain explosives, source says | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/14/us/northeastern-university-boston-package-detonation-wednesday/

Package that detonated at Northeastern University contained note criticizing virtual reality and Mark Zuckerberg, sources say
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/package-detonated-northeastern-university-contained-note-criticizing-v-rcna47675

According to Northeastern University and law enforcement officials, on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, a VR Lab manager noticed two unfamiliar Pelican cases, one of which he felt light in his hand when he opened it. He was injured.

According to police and FBI investigations, there were no gunpowder, explosives, or devices that could cause an explosion in the case, and it was in a decompressed state. There is a view that

The safety of the site has already been confirmed, classes and research will return to normal from September 14 (Wednesday), and the university will place support staff in the hall to take care of students.

According to CNN, it was accompanied by a memo criticizing Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, who is promoting the development of Metaverse, and requesting the suspension of academic VR development and research.

In addition, it is known that the case was not delivered by the delivery company, and an investigation is being conducted as to who brought it and how.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the matter is being handled at the highest priority.

By the way, from a VR developer, ``The key to the success or failure of the Metaverse is in the state that Meta is in the grip of,'' and acquired Oculus, known as a VR headset maker, and acquired 90% of the VR headset market. There are opinions that criticize Meta for 'monopoly'.

Facebook repeating in VR the strategy that gave it a leading role in social media - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/14/facebook-meta-virtual-reality-vr-competition/