Last four episodes of the @goodvirtualreality.com podcast have been incredible conversations covering a lot of ground in VR. Paid subscribers received a new episode today about the upcoming Project Hail Mary mixed reality project.

I only worked at Rec Room for two years, but yeah it was a lovely happy place, and we did some good things and opened up a lot of avenues for people to express themselves.

Reunions remind me there are too many people to see in this world, so many interconnecting pieces. Trying to navigate the threads over time, it’s an endless game. Just trying to impossibly embrace it all

I walked through Times Square last night and quickly snapped this photo as I walked by the cops.

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Not a lot of people can speak as openly and with this much depth about a company that raised $350 million before shutting down.

Getting the hang of cutting up my videos for the brainrot channels.

Excellent episode. This provides further context to understand what happened. I don't know what made it lose its charm for me around 21 or 22. Not enough 1st party? The advent of Population One and other experiences? Perhaps I started to despise floaty hand avatars while Rec Room OGs loved them?

Mandalorian and Grogu worth it for Sigourney Weaver alone.

Come on @support.bsky.team @bsky.app the not cropping images bug is a serious issue in iOS. Please pass along these vibes.

Rec Room raised $350 million over its lifetime and Shawn Whiting had a front row seat to the journey. An in-depth discussion here of the journey with some takeaways relevant to the wider VR market.

A pigeon appears to have hanged itself to death underneath a neighbor’s air conditioning unit in the next building. Unsure how to fix this. # I got for the superintendent of the building has left me on read and is on vacation. New York is a weird f-ing place.

We recently sat down with @ianhamilton.net for a chat. For the first time, we were able to share the full story of how Banners & Bastions came to be – including the incredible challenges we faced along the way, and how the team persevered through two wars. Tune in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvZ7...

The “mask off” thing to remember about Meta’s layoffs are the numerous times leadership defused negative press by promising massive hiring in places they are deficient. You still aren’t a customer to them even if you buy their hardware. You are always an addicted user trading data for services.

Discovering good VR without market pressure and just following the fun.

To my late night Bluesky gremlins I’ve started certifying VR projects that move the medium forward. Let me know your recommendations. Consider bookmarking: www.goodvirtualreality.com/s/certified

4th viewing of Project Hail Mary in the books, this one spent across a full night and day on Amalthea orbiting Jupiter watching with @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social.

Can someone tell the Bluesky AI that cropping photos with the app hasn’t worked in like a month.

I won a Pac-Man competition in Manhattan and got my first Atari and a lot of copies of Pac-Man. Chilling in the VR room of the Paley Museum waiting for the finals of the main competition.

Just played Banners & Bastions for like three hours straight. Phew, that’s a good game.

Doing direct social media production clipping my own podcasts into social versions really highlights the way these platforms try to step in between you and your work. Oh you don’t want me to link off platform? You just want clippers to digest my stuff to keep people engaged on your site?

The story of Iranian developers faced with war who put their game in the hands of a European they never met. 22 minutes cut from the Good VR Podcast you can listen to in the background. youtu.be/9tEecbTS3ZE

“You’re famously anti-Meta, who funded this game Anton?”

Your head-mounted batteries all suck. “Every gram matters”

My insanity knows no bounds. Now add a cross-body bag for all-day battery to air conditioner and headset.

Three viewings of Project Hail Mary in total and I’m just getting started. @jamesoloughlin.bsky.social

New branding is now live across all platforms for Good Virtual Reality!

Sosigs are one of the main reasons I spend so much time focusing on what @antonhand.bsky.social does. They’re a thoughtful solution to the reality of shooting things in VR.

H3VR also has what is in my opinion the best and most comfortable movement implementation in any VR game and that is arm-swinger movement. Like seriously, it's so good in H3VR I wish it would become a standard in VR games and other games should mimick it or license it from Rust LTD

These doggos blasting hip hop and hanging out the window as they rode through Manhattan earlier today.

Where are my teleport friends getting in line to play H3VR2?

Played Thronefall in a mad frenzy over a couple days. Great tower defense game.

Watching Sunshine because Project Hail Mary isn’t available just yet.

What is Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2? Anton Hand breaks down the biggest VR game announcement of 2026 -- a "full-blown immersive FPS" coming to standalone. youtu.be/6UGCQxTGs9o

Paid subscribers just received the audio story of Rafael Brochado and Sahand Malaei, who established a development partnership grounded in trust as war shook their foundations. Publishing Monday on all podcast platforms. www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/building-v...

Very happy with the response to my two hour interview of @antonhand.bsky.social. The next milestone for Good Virtual Reality on YouTube is in sight. 420 subscribers here we come. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UGC...

I’ve been loving the overall themes of For All Mankind, but also have been feeling like this show got budget crunched and the flash mob on Mars was Not Good.

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

All hail the design of Sosigs in H3VR and H3VR2 as an answer to this problem.

Good Virtual Reality subscribers have noted an important milestone achieved by people watching the H3VR2 interview. youtu.be/6UGCQxTGs9o

Steam Frame subreddit in absolute shambles waiting for sales.

Premiering today my two hour interview with @antonhand.bsky.social asking key questions about the biggest VR game announcement of 2026. youtu.be/6UGCQxTGs9o

Premiering today my two hour interview with @antonhand.bsky.social asking key questions about the biggest VR game announcement of 2026. youtu.be/6UGCQxTGs9o

IDK how many people know or appreciate this, but that landing area you see every time you boot up steam VR has these top 10 leaderboards for most popular free, single player, and multiplayer VR games, and H3VR has been on that 1-player list for most of the last 10 years

Easily the biggest VR game announcement of the year. Tomorrow there’s a full two hour version of this conversation with a lot more detail about this artist’s journey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UGC...

Sitting with more than 500 other VR believers waiting for the Creature Feature to start. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifeE...

Ping me if you’ll be at Augmented World Expo and we’ll plan to meet up.

I guess I have $100 in Steam credit to use toward Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Still hurts. I’ll get it eventually of course, but still a bummer.