Michael, Andy and Michael get things started with a follow on discussion from a prior episode with a VR experience from Immersed. This experience demos not only multiple VR screens but also a transparency between the real world and the virtual.
Then, moving from taking notes, to conducting those creating notes, the co-hosts turn to a VR experience called Maestro: Masterclass. In this example, you are the conductor working with a virtual orchestra, including gestures such as holding section for a fermata, to cueing a section to crescendo and much more. The co-hosts speculate that Maestro could be used in conjunction with Trombone Champ or other music playing software in the future.
From this week’s listener links, Ian Hughes (epredator) shares a blog post about the how variations in avatar size can communicate rich information about a shared MR experience. Alexis (@Lxs) points to a BBC article on how billions are being spent in the metaverse land grab, and the challenge of knowing which land to grab for your “meta-shop”. This subject provides a virtual springboard for the co-hosts – reminding them of the Entrepreneur’s Guide to Second Life book and the Million Dollar Homepage.
Wrapping things up for this week are stories of niche museums, a Raspberry Pi enablement of LCARS, a USB hack of an IBM model F keyboard and some musing about version 3.x being a good release number.
What piece would you most like to conduct in Maestro? Drop us a line at @gamesatwork_biz and let us know!
Selected Article Links
🤯 tracked MACBOOK 💻 keyboard in @ImmersedVR on the #MetaQuestPro!
— Renji Bijoy (@RenjiBijoy) November 4, 2022
This mixed-reality work setup makes the new headset 1000% worth it!!🔥🚀 pic.twitter.com/uZhilXFTLY
Awesome concept! This game lets you step on stage and conduct your very own orchestra in VR. pic.twitter.com/YKOTcjbflu
— Nathie (@NathieVR) November 5, 2022
Maestro: The Masterclass on oculus.com
The Feeding Edge blog post: Communicating through avatar size
If only Meta Connect looked more like this the stock price wouldn't be in the floor.
— CIX (@CixLiv) November 7, 2022
Maybe the US Meta marketing team needs to talk to the Japanese team? pic.twitter.com/Bose2nlZHi
BBC article: Billions being spent in metaverse land grab
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Second Life
Immersed medium article: The World’s 1st Professional Metaverse
Games at Work e365 – Pixel Perfect (for Million Dollar Homepage)
Tom’s Hardware post: Raspberry Pi Takes Star Trek UI To Red Alert
Project Ritos: LCARS for the U.S.S. Cerritos / California Class
hackster.io article: Jeff Epler’s Quick-and-Easy CircuitPython Adapter Brings an Old IBM Model F Keyboard to USB PCs
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Such a fun episode, Michael & Andy! Loved your discussion on Life by You.