As part of our Disinformation television series, we offer you the transript of a "live" chat with guest Mark Pesce from the third episode of series two. One of the creators of the Virtual Reality Markup Language, and author of the book The Playful World, Mark Pesce shares his views on the future of humans in the midst of technology and how we will adapt and in the best case scenario, flourish. Enjoy!

Chat Editor: Right, just about time now . . . Welcome Mark everyone!

warlock: hello mark

Mark Pesce: Greetings to all of you from LA!

Bluey: Read your 95 interview in wired about techno pagans. Things changed much?

Mark Pesce: Erm . . . still practicing, interesting to see there is still a pagan undercurrent in the hardcore technical community and at events like the Burning Man Festival.

Dave: Does technospirituality have a Dark Side?

Mark Pesce: It can. There are people who are only interested in power or the desire to control other people. That's not where I'm at but I have met people who are.

splitsplot: Do you think virtual reality will ever provide a useable interface for navigating information, or will it only ever be a toy?

Mark Pesce: There are already outstanding examples of this. I have seen financial trading software that allows a bond trader to work a thousand times faster than they otherwise would. I think that the biggest drawback has been that it was expensive to create Virtual Reality - it no longer is.

warlock: I couldn't help but notice the references to [Aleister] Crowley - and was wondering if you were in any way affiliated with any magickal group or order?

Mark Pesce: Yes I am. You'll understand why I won't expand on that.

jamin: What do you personally use VR for at the moment?

Mark Pesce: Webearth - that's what I'm using VR for right now.

Moneyshot: Doesn't your use of 'creepy' music, the 'controversial' term 'Church of the Motherfucker', and 70s paranoia-movie images serve to underline any serious message you have with a horrible scent of posy, smug geekiness?

Mark Pesce laughs