凯文·斯派西是一个伟大的演员和戏剧导演，但我更喜欢凯文·斯派西这个气喘吁吁的技术传道者。当斯派西喜欢一种潮流时，他会投入时间、金钱和名气。流媒体服务是未来吗？斯派西成为第一部突破性的流媒体电视连续剧的明星。电子游戏是未来吗？斯派西在这一代最受欢迎的剧集中扮演反派角色。虚拟现实是未来吗？斯派西成为虚拟现实初创公司的顾问。

技术传道者不是斯派西的全职工作。他的全职工作是穿着漂亮的西装，在移动的火车前推特技替身。他的全职工作是让愚蠢的侦探们慢镜头地放下杯子。他的全职工作占用了很多时间。这就是为什么我觉得科技传道者斯派西如此迷人：他不必在意。他不是什么风投呆子或硅谷****。他一生都有其他爱好。

无论是作为一个演员还是一个投资者，斯派西都是引人注目的，但作为这两者的混合体，他都将自己的面子、现金和合法性置于危险之中，这是前所未有的。一般来说，演员们会得到太多的赞扬，但斯派西的副业却让人感到异常的不被注意。在2016年达沃斯对詹姆斯·哈丁的采访中，斯派西的荣耀深深打动了我。虚拟现实的讨论在18分钟左右开始。我已经转录了下面最好的片段。

"I am a believer. I've been very fortunate to go and see, right up to very recently, where it all is. And I think it's going to be revolutionary for a whole lot of reas***. First of all, let's just think about sports [...] Imagine that you can buy a ticket to be on the sidelines of a live football match while it's happening, and be able to go... [He mimes looking around] That's going to happen. There's no doubt. Or a concert, that's going to happen. Paul McCartney did a VR thing last year. Beck did one. Quite remarkably you're so close to the stage you literally feel you're there.

I think [virtual reality] will end up being the natural home for capturing the living theater. Because finally we can take a three dimensional experience and retain it as a three dimensional experience. I think it will work in film. Maybe not an entire film, but I think we should try and see if there are five sequences in a movie where that device, whatever it's going to be... I don't think it's going to be this forever. [He mimes a large headset over his face] This reminds me of the first cell phones. I think it's going to be quite simple, much simpler as time goes by.

But I also think of [virtual reality] in terms of education. I mean, the classroom is probably the single space that we all know that hasn't change at all since the beginning of time. It's a chalkboard, seats, and a teacher up front. But imagine if we can bring the best teachers in the world into that classroom. And a student can put on a headset and suddenly be at the bottom of the ocean studying science. Or be in the Globe theater watching actors rehearsing in the 16th century. Or be in the Sydney Opera House while a concert is happening."

从那里，斯派西比较了他作为演员的工作——穿着别人的鞋子行走，在别人的想法中徘徊——作为一种移情的礼物，并引用虚拟现实作为普通人进入类似体验的切入点。斯派西引用了虚拟现实设计师克里斯·米尔克（Chris Milk）的话，称这种媒介为“移情机器”。他清楚而简洁地从他作为一个人类所关心的东西和他想要定义未来的技术中划出了一条线。这是惊人的，当你考虑到数十亿美元的公司投入数百万广告宣传从来没有接近这样的壮举。