virtual reality

Jericho One, from Strange Days

Strange Days, Cosmopolis, VR and cyberpunk: what we’ve learned in the past 20 years

Warning: This post has spoilers. Is it a common place to say that David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis (2012) looks like Kathryn Bigelow’s Strange Days (1995)? Maybe not. I have spotted a couple of people wh...

Keanu Reeves as Neo, in The Matrix

To Walk A Blade’s Edge: The (Un)real and the Hacker [Part 2]

In the previous article written by Karl, he gave us a great notion of how we can think about reality and existence according to a cyberpunk point of view. However, what do some theorists say about the...

To Walk A Blade’s Edge: Virtual Reality In The Real World [Part 1]

This article attempts to discover whether virtual reality is merely an experience one can have through a pair of goggles, or if it is somehow already present in our lives today. What do we know about ...

OpenGear: Gear VR-Compatible HMD

In September 2014, Samsung announced its Virtual Reality (VR) headset, the Gear VR.  Unlike the Oculus Rift or some other headsets, it does not contain a built in screen but instead requires a Galaxy ...

Haphead Boot

Haphead: A Modern Cyberpunk Webseries

What happens when you can plug yourself into a virtual reality game and hone real muscle memory at an accelerated rate? That is the central question that Haphead poses. The web-series was developed in...

The Raspberry Pi and Making Your Own Tech

Raspberry Pi might not be the newest kid on the block anymore, but it is one of the most accessible. It is strong enough to display HD movies and small enough to make wearable – this makes it a ...