Apple Vision Pro Day
February 2, 2024 In 2017 I bought a used Oculus Rift DK2 from a startup here in the Bay Area. VR seemed like such an obvious evolution of computing I just had to try it myself. At that time I didn't have a single Windows system in my house, running a mix of Linux and...
Apple Vision Pro Announcement
Finally after years of anticipation we got a view of Apple’s new VR headset!
VR PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS
Photography has been my passion for more than 30 years. I spent years mastering my craft as a black and white analog photographer. The digital revolution came, but I wasn't impressed with digital photography until I saw my first immersive 3D image. For the first time...
Project North Star
This open source project is a great view in to all the open source initiatives around XR.
LiDAR Projects
LIDAR capture has been a mainstay of self driving vehicles for years now. The technology has really benefited from the DIY approach of the robotics industry. As a result fairly affordable LIDAR sensors are readily available, but not a lot of prosumer type cameras. We...
Does Mozilla Hubs Work As An Immersive Gallery?
A quick review of Mozilla Hubs to see if it can be used as an Immersive media gallery
Submarine.me for NFT Storage
From the Pinata Team... "Submarine.me is an app that streamlines the process of uploading unlockable content to share with NFT holders. This app works with Pinata and is available to all Pro Plan users. If you haven't had a chance to explore it yet, we'd love to hear...
The Metaverse- It’s About Protocols
Or at least it needs to be! Let's take a quick look at "The Internet" At the lowest levels, TCP/IP, is a way for machines to talk to each other globally. This doesn't seem like a big deal, but it absolutely was game changing. Early computers required you to sit in...
The Sad State of the VR Industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nl08cUuBsY&ab_channel=ThrillSeeker
Lynx Kickstarter
Lynx is about to launch their Kickstarter! Lynx is promising a standalone device that is both VR and AR capable. The specs look good, but more importantly their vision is compelling "Recpect privacy & Open Ecosystem" This is vital for the VR industry to get past...