This whole “we’re living in a simulation” theory you hear Mr. Elon Musk talking about should be talked about a whole lot more. Atoms are 99.99% nothing, and everything is made of atoms. Ergo, everything around you is largely nothing. Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman believes that our reality today is actually a user interface that […]
It’s hard to say which industry has suffered the most from the pandemic over the last year. While there are a few professions that perhaps should go extinct – professional cuddlers anyone? – it will take years to recover from the job losses and economic fallout in some industries. Movie theaters are certainly high on […]
If hardware is hard, as the saying goes, then it must really suck if you’re a company doing hardware for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications. Just like we first believed that everyone would have a desktop 3D printer in his or her home, we assumed AR/VR devices would be as ubiquitous as […]
The state of virtual reality (VR) seems to be in a state of confusion at the moment. When we first tried VR, we were simply blown away by the whole experience. Surely a VR headset will become a common fixture in living rooms like the television or the three-foot ceramic bong. Alas, things seem to […]
When you first step into a virtual reality (VR) experience, one of the most interesting things is the ability to look around in a virtual world interactively. When a video game character is standing in front of you, peering around them to check out their backpack will elicit a giggle and a feeling of thrill […]
Maybe the biggest scam to ever befall mankind was the introduction of social media where billions of people generate content for free that is then sold to companies who use it to sell the people who created the content more isht. If you run a company like that where your users do all the work, you […]
If you want to really feel what virtual reality (VR) is like, you can’t do it with one of those cheap imitations for $99 or less. You need to throw down some dollars and get yourself an Oculus or a Rift and take it for a spin. Sure, it’s not that user friendly yet. When we […]
Among the long dyed beards and tight skinny jeans of Silicon Valley, you’ll also find a different way of thinking that isn’t just about waving signs around outside your office because you don’t like what’s going on in politics. There’s a much deeper vein of thought that is best summed up by the words of Elon […]
Remember Jaws III in 3D? It was supposed to be the next big thing in film entertainment, reviving the 1950s “golden age” of 3D cinema. And then it sucked, despite starring Louis Gossett Jr., and 3D technology and filmmaking dropped off as your feature presentation, mostly relegated to IMAX documentaries. It took about 25 years […]
There is so much exciting stuff going on in the world of virtual reality that we can’t write about it fast enough, but, we also have to do our Christmas shopping like everyone else. What’s one to do but kill two birds with one stone and turn our Christmas shopping task into an insightful article […]