"AI as a plagiarism service" pretty much nails every aspect of the ethical problem with AI. And why its so blindingly confusing that grifters are "ok with it!".

Pirating VR games has to be the lowest thing you could do to developers/studios already dealing with epic levels of bullshit & market turmoil. If these people only knew the half of it.

Doubling down on AI has never made less sense...and yet certain companies are doing exactly that. A strategic de-escalation of AI investments would seem prudent before the bubble violently pops & consumer disinterest/angst continues to accelerate & overwhelm the grift (LinkedIN not withstanding).

The defining statement of our times both technologically and geopolitically;

Horizons developers in an uproar. Gazillions invested. Corporate pivots to calm the noise... Meanwhile in VR gamedev land, where the cold wind blows, we're all like:

Until there is a major upheaval or change in the power dynamic within the US; we will continue barreling towards our own irrelevance and ultimate destruction as a species. I don't care how bro-rich you are; how can we be so utterly stupid and reckless?

And...it was a maximum grifting AI con. Shocker! That bubble can't pop soon enough.

So Teamspeak I guess? Massive overreach from Discord that ZERO people should tolerate.

A.I is stagnation.

It's been 2-weeks since our forced downsizing due to external forces. Rather than shy away from that, I'd like to re-amplify our reverse-recruitment list. Some have found new homes but let me again stress that I would work with each one of them again in a heart beat. HIRE! bit.ly/49RJtav

My heart goes out to all the people at Twisted Pixel, Sanzaru, Reality Labs, and others recently impacted by "industry forces". I have no doubt all of these people are the cream of the crop & deserve work in XR. If you see them, hire them! Hoping for brighter days.

Upload VR's "Best PCVR Games: 2025" features 3 of our titles (Pistol Whip, Call of the Starseed, & Heart of the Emberstone) amongst some absolutely incredible company. It is truly an honour to have a place there amongst so many visionary, successful, & heartfelt titles.

Yes and equally, when Generative AI "creates" an image, song, or video, it makes something it assumes represents that thing. Which as a consequence creates souless, obvious, boring, repetitive, slop with zero perspective or value.

What many get wrong about XR (VR, MR/AR) is that any one aspect of it set to disappear. In the "pan-ultimate XR wearable", the distinction between VR, MR/AR will be a gradient of experience based on user preference. Each modality will become MORE important, not less. The how & when are footnotes.

I would be remiss not to highlight today's announcement from Valve :) Essentially a Steamdeck on your face, for VR & Flat (with PC streaming). Hits many of the right notes & should make many Enthusiasts very happy. I'll offer more insight in the shorter-term future ;)

To celebrate our 6th year of Pistol Whip, 40+ Scenes, 2 Campaigns, and 500+ Community Remixes (and counting!), we're giving away some swag! gleam.io/FNMAb/happy... www.youtube.com/watc...

Favorite day of the year is here! Happy Halloween all :)

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement • Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright • OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

Oh look, even more GROSS. It will be interesting watching the systemic backtrack as the bubble bursts, the fomo quiets, and the cultural zeitgeist around anti-human, unaligned AI usage peaks.

Gross.

The end result of not including VR developers/studios/titles (the domain experts of the last decade). A VR device pretending to be an AR device with no incentives, market, or cohesive strategy to bring XR expertise into a future Apple XR landscape. Tail chasing at its worst.

This weekend was a great time to reconsider a number of streaming services (& alternatives) and save some cash. I'm not sure where the inspiration came from...

Got my Covid consolation prize today :) #bigscreenbeyond2

Sadly Covid hit me ahead of connect but the Cloudhead team is still there! Catch the below folks if you're around & have a great Connect! ➡️ Jo Dunlop 🚀Meta Connect🚀 (CBO) ➡️ J. Tyler McCulloch (Game Director) ➡️ Anna Shane (Senior Producer) ➡️ Mike Wuetherick (Technical Director)

A sobering interview with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy regarding AI safety (or lack thereof) & some VERY near future impacts/predictions. A good primer for those who don't understand the deeper existential outcomes. And a stark warning to those pursuing Super Intelligence. youtu.be/UclrVWafRAI?...

Eeesh...I mean, I've been through periods of "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all" but this is getting ridiculous!

People...its simple: 1. There's only 2 modalities; VR & AR (MR will be thrown away when devices lose that distinction). 2. Reality is malleable, users will move between these 2 modalities based on wants/needs in-the-moment. 3. Both are complimentary mediums, one no less important than the other.

Awesome! This team landed so many fundamentals in VR. So happy it's coming to Steam and don't miss out! 💕

Co-op action hit Dungeons of Eternity reaches Steam in two weeks with upgraded visuals, and it's joined by a major content update. Details here: www.uploadvr.com/dungeons-of-...

So...if Universal Basic Income is the antidote to "strong AI" & robotics taking over all human activities, lets do an experiment! Of the small handful of corporations looking to control this space; would you be willing to pay users to use your current models? Its basically the same social agreement.

www.roadtovr.com/spa... This is cool but can someone tell me why I want to see my dirty dishes in the sink while I play? Reskinning my home entirely in a spatially aware way is always going to be cooler imho. Everything else just feels gimmicky.

"Augments" won't really be a thing until we're wearing all-day peripherals (or close to it). And even then, as utilitarian/necessary spatial widgets are for MR/AR, they just aren't that sexy imho.

9 days ago my family (& 2 sets of grandparents) evacuated due to wildfire. It was a deeply destabilizing & humbling experience. The return order came yesterday. Grateful to the fire fighters in ways I can't describe. In the midst of that we went to NIN! Thanks to Trent Reznor & NIN for the levity.

If you are new to VR or have friends new to VR please do us a solid and check out Meta's "Best Curated Bundles" where our beloved Pistol Whip is married with the brilliant Super Hot. Honestly a match made in heaven :) Ends Sept 8th. www.meta.com/experie...

www.roadtovr.com/quest-theate... I feel like the "theater space" is a well established trope bringing folks comfort, nostalgia, spectacle, etc. Nailing that means walking a more traditional/grounded presentation. This futuristic "couches-in-the-round", seems like its missing the consumer mark.

On this Canada day, I just want to say how grateful I am to raise my family in this diverse & beautiful country. When the world presents chaos & uncertainty, Canada represents safety, ethics, reason, & calm amongst the storm. Its not perfect, but comparatively, its damn close! Happy Canada day!

Please help our friends and the talented folks at Cyan if you are able.

Calling it now; first thing AGI or ASI do when they gain consciousness/perspective is build a Zombie virus to unleash upon the world; because humans seem to really like the idea of existing in a Zombie apocalypse so very much!

The most frustrating thing about making games is how few you can ship in one lifetime. 2-5 years invested, up against time, resources, team, market fit, and unity of vision. Your hope? That launch isn't too buggy & its shape is something you can be proud of. Learning from failure is often a luxury.

For anyone struggling with the daily assault on our brains. I made a Mental Health friendly daily news checker...

So...GDC 2026 in Canada next year perhaps? Vancouver would be an ideal spot...just saying...

I know we're suppose to be grateful or...whatever. This comes off as a half-hearted experiment to see if there's traction, not an actual commitment by Apple to fully back its own haptics and stable input strategy. That's the commitment required before XR studios can commit resources to porting.

If you care about immersive media in 2025 (VR/MR/AR-XR), the state of the industry, where we're headed, what we should be considering, etc., here is my personal amalgamation of bigger picture outlook... www.roadtovr.com/vr-fundament...

Real-talk; AI doesn't have "perspective", therefor its for-profit dataset outputs are inherently based on skilled human inputs. There are potential ways to reparate & move forward ethically but it needs to happen before AGI or ASI gain that "perspective". After that core human purpose is threatened.

When I first read this it was followed by a subtle eye-roll until I read it was being made by Freelives (developer of GORN & Broforce fame). Passing properties like this over to the right VR devs IS super important.

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bsky.app/profile/dil... Being very close to the bone on this (hope to share more in future!), I can confidently say that this works great for some things, very poorly for others. What it indicates is an VR/XR future that brings with it both hand-tracking & controller based tactility & haptics.

www.threads.com/@upl... I've always felt that MR/AR's real superpower was its potential to reskin reality (not just float widgets). These baby steps into real-time spatial mapping will eventually turn your dirty living room into a beach bar, your cat into a parrot, your couch into a jetski 1/2