Author Neal Stephenson becomes Chief Futurist at AR company Magic Leap

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Sci-fi and fantasy author Neal Stephenson has popped up again - having been last seen explaining the indefinite suspension of his Kickstarted sword fighting game Clang.
He's taken the colourful new role of Chief Futurist - a title he accepts "runs the risk of being a disembodied brain on a stick" - at an exciting and mysterious augmented reality company called Magic Leap.
Exactly what Magic Leap is making, I don't know - it seems to be a big juicy secret. But it convinced Stephenson, and he believes The Secret Thing could potentially redefine what games can be.
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