virtual reality

Dispatches from an advertising future #109

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/traders-set-to-don-virtual-reality-headsets-in-their-home-offices/ He’d always been slightly envious of them, their corner of the office. It was just more… fun. They had paper, lots of it. Doodles and post-it notes with half-written jokes or quotes. Their screens always looked better too, their software exciting. And then there were the gadgets and games. They justified playing as work … [Read more…]

Dispatch from an advertising future #104

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/09/facebook-leak-reveals-oculus-quest-2-as-a-4k-standalone-vr-headset/ Of course The Retros wanted them. They’d pay whatever to complete their collection, to have another thing to get working for their Boot-Up parties. But they didn’t need them. They had Visuals: invisible or stylised, designed to fit with their image. They could flip in and out with a thought. Visuals were great for … [Read more…]