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Fuji Real 3D W1 – top or flop?

Fuji Real 3D W1 – top or flop?

The Fuji W1 already hit shelves in japan last year, but it took a while untill you could see it everywhere else. Now i got my very own one and tested it a bit. OK it is not really directly related to Virtual Reality and also not really an artifact i used...

The State Of Consumer VR

The State Of Consumer VR

Two milkshakes make the whole issue of virtual reality motion sickness moot. There's not much more commentary to add here...

W-Industries Unscripted

W-Industries Unscripted

W-Industries (Virtuality) always seemed to have a PR person riding herd on any video material that was released about the company or products. Everything the public saw was tightly scripted and edited.  But... here's a 1992 video from...

Eyeborg – Seeing farther…

Eyeborg – Seeing farther…

Rob Spence, had his eye replaced with a video camera after a shotgun accident. He then set out to make this incredible documentary about visual and limb prostheses. The concept of direct imaging to the brain and the incorporation of augmented...

Psychedelics and the Creation of Virtual Reality

Psychedelics and the Creation of Virtual Reality

VR pioneer, Mark Pesce discusses the relationship between Virtual Reality and psychedelic substances. MAPS: Do you ever use psychedelics for problem-solving tasks? Where you have a specific question in mind, and then you take psychedelics in...

Remix

Remix

"Don't shade your eyes; plagiarize!" (Tom Lehrer) Why VRtifacts matters. https://vimeo.com/25380454 "I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work. Had I worked fifty or ten or even...