Why are there cyberpunk people that aren’t anti-capitalism? Did y’all like space on the whole underlying theme of cyberpunk?
I think most modern cyberpunk people like it *because* of the rampant industrialization and limitations of personal freedoms that lead to neat shiny technology and don’t focus on the actual implications anymore
it’s the same kind of material fetishism you see from nerds who like gundam and warhammer 40k and shit. they just miss the point completely being made because the technology looks cool/blows shit up.
Where’s that comic?
Expensive routers all look like alien communication devices left on earth thousands of years ago
These look like things you have to shoot in Metroid Prime 2 to open a door in Sancturary Fortress.
Turn them upside down and you get little cyberpunk spider friends.
THAW
Proof-of-concept interface design project from MIT Tangible Media Group demonstrates a system combining the use of a smartphone with a desktop computer - video embedded below:
THAW is a novel interaction system that allows a collocated large display and small handheld devices to seamlessly work together. The smartphone acts both as a physical interface and as an additional graphics layer for near-surface interaction on a computer screen. Our system enables accurate position tracking of a smartphone placed on or over any screen by displaying a 2D color pattern that is captured using the smartphone’s back-facing camera. The proposed technique can be implemented on existing devices without the need for additional hardware.
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Pros:
Stuff coming down the pipeline soon according to devs:
Cons:
Download it. It’s great and it’s only getting better. It’s aimed at gamers but it has nearly all the functionality of Skype and then some.
Since Discord first became a thing, it has added:
and a hell of a lot more! Also this is a huge shout out to any of my friends who still use Skype – I don’t use it, I use Discord. Mail me and I’ll shoot you my details :)
Pros:
Stuff coming down the pipeline soon according to devs:
Cons:
Download it. It’s great and it’s only getting better. It’s aimed at gamers but it has nearly all the functionality of Skype and then some.
Petal
Open-source fan technology designed to provide controlled airflow to VR experiences - video embedded below:
Petal is a Virtual Reality fan. It plugs into wall power, and the USB port on your computer, and emulates whats happening on screen.
Petal is the first designed for Virtual Reality Fan. It plugs into the wall, and the USB port on your computer, and syncs with the game you are playing. It can change the air speed dynamically, and also has built in “Thrust Vectoring” for directional air control. Imagine finding your way out of a dungeon by following a faint trickle of air due North, or feeling the wind in your hair as you accelerate on the racetrack!
Website for the project can be found here - its Kickstarter page here
technology related sensory memories from my childhood
The heaviness and rubber texture of the roller ball in a computer mouse, and the little ring of lint
Unkinking the curly cord of a telephone while you talked
The -peww sound and slowly fading image of a crt monitor turning off, and then running your finger through the static on the dusty glass
The crunch of opening or closing a plastic Disney vhs cover
The sound effects in kidpix
Extending and collapsing metal antennas and using them as magic wands
…God, it is so weird these things aren’t around any more. Cause it’s true, the sensations are so distinct. It’s bizarre to think about missing these tiny relics.
