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VR Playlist
Prof Bob Stone sent me his YouTube playlist. I have a lot of new/old videos to review! https://www.youtube.com/@ProfBobStone-XR/playlists
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Vibe coding the Metaverse
Yet another blast from the past! I recently came across an Medium article (posted to LinkedIn) from VR rockstar Tony Parisi. In the article, Tony mentions another VR player from the 90’s, Mark Pesce. Together, Tony and Mark were the … Continue reading
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Dusting off the 90’s
Prof. Bob Stone is at it again, dusting off old data sheets and “application sheets” from old projects. Still ploughing through the years of previous material I’ve collected. This time, I’ve merged a load of pdf “applications sheets” sheets from … Continue reading
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VR in the 90s
Clearly, I am not the only one recalling the world of VR in the 90s. Ben Delaney released this book back in 2017. https://www.vrinthe90s.com/ Bob Stone referenced this in a LinkedIn post where he provides an overview of VR in … Continue reading
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Bob Stone’s VRS memories
More from Prof Bob Stone Can’t believe it’s 30 years to the month that Andrew Connell and I launched the world’s first collaborative VR initiative – VRS (Virtual Reality & Simulation) from our base at the time, Advanced Robotics Research Limited (the … Continue reading
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SpaceRocks Lives
SpaceRocks was my ongoing Sense8 WorldToolKit demo app back in the 90s. While I no longer have access to the WTK libraries, I have been working to bring it back to life. My latest version (Dec 2021), for the Oculus … Continue reading
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Virtual History
Professor Bob Stone recently found an 1999 paper on VR for UNESCO. I was excited to see the paper referenced the Stonehenge work he had done for the UK Heritage folks with WTK https://www.linkedin.com/posts/prof-bob-stone-21b86918_unesco-vr-paper-1999-activity-7025394499233140736-NkcG?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Here is the paper stored locally: … Continue reading
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3dfx
I never worked for 3dfx but do recall working with a number of their people, especially Ross Smith. Other people mentioned: This video clearly provides an alternative point of view: 3Dfx Demo reels: I do have one of their boards … Continue reading
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OpenGVS Demos
I found a bunch of OpenGVS demos on a YouTube page curated by Gary Donovan. He appears to have been either involved or a fan of 3Dfx and Quantum3D (the company that bought Gemini Technologies)