March 2014

Science fiction + science fact

Michael Abrash, head of Valve Software’s augmented reality efforts, talks about why he’s joining Oculus. It’s interesting how he focuses on the imagined experience from the books as much as the technology, which meanwhile proceeds along its own path. Blending the two is a powerful combination. Sometime in 1993 or 1994, I read Snow Crash,…more

March 31, 2014 - Books, Concept design, Science fiction, Technology, Writing

The Winston Primer

I’ve been rereading The Diamond Age and understanding a lot more about the “Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer” which plays a major role. So it was awesome to see that some Pixar veterans have started to create something very similar for the iPad…right down to the ractors: Speech engineers interpret the data daily, and alert writers…more

March 27, 2014 - Books, Science fiction, Technology, Writing