In other words: a world where the future looked like Grand Theft Auto.
Without doubt, that pluralism is for the better.
This is part of where the slightly old school sense comes in with MindsEye.
“I understand that the landscape has changed, and.
I love cinema and films, and I think a lot of people do.
That’s partially because in video games, “it’s possible for you to stick a camera anywhere.
For Whiting, perhaps intentionally avoiding too many comparisons here, this is just a coincidence.
MindsEye’s story of an oligarchal tech company heavily intertwined with the city’s government echoes reality rather dramatically.
“you’ve got the option to’t take it all in.
The US, he’s keen to emphasise, “is a really wonderful country full of wonderful people.
All this makes for “rich fodder for telling stories, and having interesting characters.
I think it’s an interesting place and setting.
“We’ll be talking about that in more detail soon,” he said.
And a bold play at something much vaster, stranger, and more curiously democratic on the other.