Back before I started at Megacorp What Counts Things, I worked for a smaller consulting firm. Back at that firm, we had a fellowship program. What that means is that there was a group of really freaking smart people we paid to say they were our friends. One of those really freaking smart guys was Alan Kay. If you're not familiar with him, he's the guy who invented the laptop … [Read more...]
We Wish You A VR-y Christmas
So, the gift that keeps on giving at my house this holiday season is the Viewmaster Virtual Reality Starter Pack. It's basically Google Cardboard for kids. It works with any Cardboard-compatible smartphone and was easy to get up and running, then the payoffs just kept coming. I've been involved with VR since the mid 90's when I was coding "4D poems" in VRML. It seemed like … [Read more...]