| Full Name |
Jaron Lanier |
| Date of Birth |
03 May 1960 |
| Place of Birth |
New York City, New York, USA |
| Date of Death |
- |
| Place of Death |
- |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
University of California, Berkeley (attended, no degree) |
| Profession |
Computer scientist, computer artist, writer, theoretical physicist, entrepreneur |
| Years of Activity |
1980s-present |
| Brief Information |
Jaron Lanier is an American computer scientist, writer, and artist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of virtual reality, coining the term and developing some of the earliest VR hardware and software. Lanier has also been a vocal critic of the tech industry's societal impacts. |