Aug 3, 2017Worlds Beyond the MackerelWhen I was a kid, I played Cosmic Osmo and the Worlds Beyond the Mackerel. It was a graphic point-and-click adventure game released in 1989 that ran in something called HyperCard, and it was released for the Macintosh. …Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published in VRIFY·Feb 23, 2017Conditions at OmahaThe Weather Channel in VR — Click here to experience “Conditions at Omaha”. Available on YouTube for Cardboard (Android/iOS) and Daydream View (YouTube VR). Connect to WiFi signal for best results. Headphones encouraged. Recommended posture for experience is sitting on the floor. Preferably a carpet. What is this? “Conditions at Omaha” is a three-minute long VR…Weather3 min readWeather3 min read
Published in StoryHackers·Jul 25, 2016En un Abrir y Cerrar de la Mente — AtenciónEn un Abrir y Cerrar de la Mente es una serie corta sobre técnicas de edición para realidad virtual. El primer post se puede ver aquí. “El montaje — incluso en una película más ‘normal’- no se trata tanto de ensamblar distintas piezas sino del descubrimiento de un camino.” (pg…Spanish7 min readSpanish7 min read
Published in StoryHackers·Jul 14, 2016En un Abrir y Cerrar de la Mente – Prólogo“Una película buena, bien editada, se parece a una extensión elaborada de los propios sentimientos y pensamientos del público. Cuando esto sucede, la entrega entre público y película, es mutua.” (En un Parpadeo, Walter Murch, 1995) Voy a llevarlos de regreso a Mayo de 2015. Después de un largo viaje…Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published in The Language of VR·Jul 6, 2016In the Blink of a Mind — EngagementIn the Blink of a Mind is a short series on editing techniques for virtual reality. The first post can be found here. The second, on attention, can be found here. “Put [yourself] in place of the audience. What is the audience going to be thinking at any particular moment…Virtual Reality8 min readVirtual Reality8 min read
Apr 13, 2016EulogyIn memory of Nick Kadner, 1983–2016. Nick bravely helmed WORLD TOUR and continued being involved with Google VR content efforts until his death. Once Nick was lowered into his plot in Hillside Memorial, friends and family who attended were invited to shovel dirt onto his grave. …Nonfiction4 min readNonfiction4 min read
Published in The Language of VR·Feb 5, 2016In the Blink of a Mind — AttentionIn the Blink of a Mind is a short series on editing techniques for virtual reality. The first post can be accessed here. “Editing — even on a more ‘normal’ film — is not so much a putting together as it is a discovery of a path.” (pg. 4) Let’s…Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published in The Language of VR·Jan 12, 2016In the Blink of a Mind — Prologue“A good film that is well-edited seems like an exciting extension and elaboration of the audience’s own feelings and thoughts, and they will therefore give themselves to it, as it gives itself to them.” (pg. 72) In the Blink of an Eye, Walter Murch, 1995 I’m going to take you…Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published in The Language of VR·Dec 7, 2015How to Greet a Rebel: Unlocking the Storyteller in VRNext time you’re in a virtual reality experience, I encourage you to try and identify where the creator may want you to look — and then I want you to turn and look in the opposite direction. What do you see when you do that? Chances are, probably not much. …Virtual Reality6 min readVirtual Reality6 min read
Published in The Language of VR·Nov 27, 2015Virtual Reality’s Fundamental QuestionI’m going to work backwards, if that’s alright. When in a virtual space, or any space for that matter, we always question identity and presence. It’s been with us since the dawn of our existence. Not to be too pragmatic, but when we were more primitive versions of ourselves, this…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
