5 Periscope Moments To Anticipate & The Era of Live Mobile Immersion

Alas, Periscope is now live. It will help us experience the world in new ways. What Periscope moments will change everything?

Alas, Periscope is now live. The era of “Live Mobile Immersion” — where you’ll be able to experience the world through a substitute — is underway.

While the app has changed a lot since the early concepts and iterations, the core experience and mission have stayed the same. When I first met Kayvon and Joe, co-founders of Periscope, I was struck by their desire to spread truth and empathy by enabling anyone to experience the world through someone else’s eyes (and I subsequently invested and became/remain an advisor). We joked that Periscope was akin to teleportation, a technology and user experience that lets you be anywhere and witness anything. This became a lot more serious when I witnessed a major fire in San Francisco, a child’s first steps, and a man’s cancer treatment.

This morning I woke up in NYC and took a walk through the streets of Tokyo.

Even during beta testing, I found myself laughing, learning, and emotional at times — a roller coaster of feelings as I experienced other peo…