Summer’s almost here and you know what that means; time to double down on ignoring your neighbors disapproving stares while you keep those holiday decorations up.
A rapidly approaching summer almost means May has come to a close and it’s time for yet another edition of …now you know, our new series recapping the stories from the past month that you might have missed but blew up our internal Discord channel. It’s mind-blowing material from the world of immersive media, art and culture, and beyond, all packaged up into five tidy stories.
tim’s cooking up something big
Apple holds its secrets tighter than most governments – literally – but it’s increasingly looking like this year’s WWDC will be way bigger than a VR headset. Think “an entire universe of immersive media products and functionality” type big.
The New 3D Apple Arriving at WWDC
music’s immersive wave continues
“The industry has focused on songs and albums for a long time, and that was because of the tech that existed… but the tech and the way in which people think about and engage with music is changing,”
More Celebrity Virtual Concerts: Wave and Warner Enter Strategic Partnership
hall of who’s not in
A warm welcome to everyone who made it, but – no Rage Against the Machine? New York Dolls? Fela Kuti? Kate Bush? These inductions are mostly an opportunity to debate who’s not in…
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class 2021: Foo Fighters, JAY-Z, Tina Turner & Go Go’s
mental art
Imagine writing, and you’re writing. This is a beautiful marriage between man and machine, technology and art, imagination and expertise.
Stanford researchers help paralyzed man write using just his imagination – plus microchips in his brain
a violent ballet through the city
”Skateboarding really can’t be contained. The people who are passionate about it are going to continue doing it.”
The Hill Bombing Skateboarders of San Francisco
