I spent most of the day #coding a single button. See, it has to render text in #opengl, over an image, onto a panel in 3D space, which then triggers an external event if any motion tracked #VR cursor presses a controller button or trigger while the tip is colliding. It also highlights on touch, and cleans up its resources when destroyed. Now that buttons are sorted, tomorrow I can work on check-boxes and sliders.

Bad news everyone, we are already living in a #cyberpunk #dystopia. You think I'm joking, I'm not. This is what the reality version of cyberpunk is. It isn't spinners and humanoid robots, it's drones and whatever janky ass bullshit #Tesla has thrown together. It's not a decker with a mohawk, it's a twerp with a broccoli haircut and an iPhone with a cracked screen. The "Net" is the #internet, except it's not a wild west, it's another #corporate dystopia. And no #VR for you! Well, there is #virtualreality, but it kind of sucks, makes you puke, and is too expensive. This is folks. It's nowhere near as cool without the smoke and neon.

Next week I'm launching Star Central on Horizon Worlds: a galactic cartography "world" on the largest social VR app. Horizon Worlds has a reputation as a hang out for badly behaved kids playing shooter games. But what if there was content that appealed to a different (and older) group of people?

There are a couple of walkable Gaia maps, but the most exciting bit is the Star Cinema with immersive audio and image presentations that take the audience travelling across the galaxy.

#PropagationParadiseHotel is part of the Spring Sale on #Steam & #Meta !

50% Off until March 20 (24 on Meta).
Dare to survive the nightmare ?

Get it on Steam: http://tinyurl.com/mryffx9m
Get it on Meta: http://tinyurl.com/vex6j7zb

»Behind the $10 Million #VirtualReality #NiagaraFalls #Tourism Blueprint: #ImagineAR sign a deal to push a blueprint for #immersivetourism services.« https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/behind-the-10-million-virtual-reality-niagara-falls-tourism-blueprint/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VR #AR #MR

What Are the Ethics of Strapping VR Headsets on Inmates in Solitary Confinement? You read that right.

https://futurism.com/prisons-vr-headsets-solitary-confinement

»Do it with your eyes closed: how Formula 1 drivers memorise race tracks before even stepping foot on them« https://theconversation.com/do-it-with-your-eyes-closed-how-formula-1-drivers-memorise-race-tracks-before-even-stepping-foot-on-them-248136?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»#Virtualreality study investigates how #sound impacts #balanceperformance.« https://www.psypost.org/virtual-reality-study-investigates-how-sound-impacts-balance-performance/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #VR #AR #MR

Open call Reminder
The 1st part of the call for entries to the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin to be held in Paris in November 2025 is still open until 21 March.
New cinema and contemporary art ️ film, video, multimedia
All info on https://art-action.org/call
Please share!

#movingimage #newcinema #contemporaryart #film #video #multimedia #vr #screening #exhibition #forum #experimental
Image: "Musarion" by Dominik Bais, Vincent Hannawacker, Marie Jaksch, Mara Pollak and Julian Rabus

How can art and creative education help us explore the role of robots in society?

In the latest episode, I chatted to Prof. Vali Lalioti from the University of the Arts London about creative robotics.

Available wherever you get your podcasts: linktr.ee/robottalkpod

#NaturalDisasters #hurricanes #flooding #DisasterPrep #VR

'Weather the Storm, a virtual reality simulation that takes users through the effects of storm surge to communicate its devastating and sometimes fatal consequences, is now available for download. The simulation aims to empower coastal residents to actively prepare for hurricanes.'

https://news.uga.edu/storm-surge-virtual-reality-simulation-designed-to-save-lives/

Get ready for some chaos as POSTAL 2: VR has been announced https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/get-ready-for-some-chaos-as-postal-2-vr-has-been-announced/

Der Arbeitskreis VR/AR-Learning der Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) ruft zum Wettbewerb „AVRiL 2025“ auf. Gesucht werden Einreichungen, die VR- und AR-Technologien in konkreten Lernszenarien vorstellen. Bis zum 23. Mai können Ihre innovativen Projekte eingereicht werden.
Nutzen Sie die Chance und präsentieren Sie Ihre Lernszenarien!
Mehr Infos dazu in unserem Blog:
https://www.e-teaching.org/news/eteaching_blog/einreichung-zum-wettbewerb-avril-2025-gelungene-vr-ar-lernszenarien-blog

»#MarkZuckerberg, CEO of #Meta: #Innovation and #theMetaverse.« https://technologymagazine.com/ai-and-machine-learning/mark-zuckerberg-ceo-of-meta-innovation-and-the-metaverse?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

Lovely to see IGN pick up coverage of our new trailer for Stay: Forever Home today! This trailer goes into some of the inspiration & details the gameplay experience a bit. https://www.ign.com/videos/stay-forever-home-official-gameplay-trailer-vr-games-showcase-march-2025 #indiedev #indiegame #indie #vr #comingsoon #virtualPets

»AWE Expands Focus to Welcome XR Game Developers & Publishers to Major Industry Event« https://www.roadtovr.com/awe-usa-2025-gaming-hub-ticket-discounts/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»Anthropic’s stealth enterprise coup: How Claude 3.7 is becoming the coding agent of choice« https://venturebeat.com/ai/anthropics-stealth-enterprise-coup-how-claude-3-7-is-becoming-the-coding-agent-of-choice/?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

»Is #theMetaverse a #TechnologicalRevolution or Just Another #Bubble?« https://hackernoon.com/is-the-metaverse-a-technological-revolution-or-just-another-bubble?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures

LOVR 0.18 is out!

-jolt physics
-rendering layers
-FFR
-Live reload

and mo!
#vr #gamedev #indiedev #lua

https://lovr.org