Witness The Nightmarish Future of Augmented RealityBy Joshua Krause And who can blame anyone for thinking this? Based on some of the augmented reality videos that companies like Microsoft have showcased recently, this stuff looks utterly mind-blowing. That was pretty neat wasnt it? However, there is a dark side to all of the computing technologies we have at our disposal right now, and augmented reality will be no different. Its just as likely that this technology is going to provide soul sucking, vapid escapism on a scale that we have never seen before. Its going to blur the lines between reality and the digital world in truly disturbing ways. Visual artist Keiichi Matsuda recently produced a 6-minute short film that gives us glimpse into the freaky augmented future thats ahead of us. Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger. 