Gordon Moore, famed for Moore’s Law, passed away last week.

Gordon Moore, famed for Moore’s Law, passed away last week.

He saw a lot of tech trends over the years, and discovered patterns in them.

https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1611/gordon-moore-intel-co-founder-dies-at-94

There is “Dissent” within Apple regarding there Glasses? I would be surprised if there wasn’t.

There is “Dissent” within Apple regarding there Glasses? I would be surprised if there wasn’t.

Ignoring the scaling back on the Metaverse of VR we are seeing everywhere, all Apple products have had internal disagreement, including Mac & iPhone.  You think the old Mac building had a Pirate flag outside because everyone liked GUI?

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2023/03/apple-xr-forecast.html

We should have a funeral for the in-person WWDCs. Apple announced this year almost all online format.

We should have a funeral for the in-person WWDCs. Apple announced this year almost all online format. 

I understand why they will only have a one-day event out of the entire week of June 5-9, but I will miss the larger gathering of developers.

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/

GameInformer declared that 2016 would be the “Year of VR”. Would you agree?

GameInformer declared that 2016 would be the “Year of VR”.  Would you agree?

The page has the articles from then, it is interesting, and maybe a tad depressing, to see their predictions of success.

https://www.gameinformer.com/vr

Music, History, Technology. Leave it to Ben Franklin to make a new modern musical instrument based on the mechanical technology of the time.

Music, History, Technology. Leave it to Ben Franklin to make a new modern musical instrument based on the mechanical technology of the time.

I had never heard of a Glass Armonica until recently. Here is an excellent demo of this gadget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEKlRUvk9zc

Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harmonica

I do not usually follow Bill Gates's blog, but luckily this one was forwarded to me.

I do not usually follow Bill Gates's blog, but luckily this one was forwarded to me.

“I’ve been thinking a lot about how AI can reduce some of the world’s worst inequities” - I hope this is true.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/age-ai-has-begun-bill-gates/

“A visual look and explanation of common pathfinding algorithms.”

“A visual look and explanation of common pathfinding algorithms.”

This is not just game play, there are so many non-game uses of these techniques. It is also great example of educational animated video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-nBgi9r0U

Saturday Tech Humor

 Only half of programming is coding. The other 90% is debugging” - Anonymous

An interesting historical look at Next & Steve Jobs.

An interesting historical look at Next & Steve Jobs.

Warning: Part 2 has yet to be released. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg6a_z41KPc

ARKit is not just for placing virtual objects in the real world, it can also be used to track faces.

ARKit is not just for placing virtual objects in the real world, it can also be used to track faces.

Thanks to Mark Lucking for this article!

https://betterprogramming.pub/build-a-hands-free-swiftui-app-using-arkit-and-scenekit-f8b59dce511f

At the start of the year, I had pleasure of moderating a talk on VR in Education & Training at MAGFest 2023.

At the start of the year, I had pleasure of moderating a talk on VR in Education & Training at MAGFest 2023.

We had several talks and panels that weekend. A

wonderful time

as held!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3BLv0_-H3I

ps. Yes, I am back.

Shortly, I will take off to the 11th century by attending Gulf Wars

Shortly, I will take off to the 11th century by attending Gulf Wars in Mississippi, a 5000-person SCA medieval reenactment camp. I will not be bringing technology, so my tech posting will be on hiatus until I return. If you see a picture of me dancing in a tavern, Yes, that is probably me. See you soon!

CodeArt provides a “careful look at both UI and UX trends that continue to evolve, take new shape and find novel uses to the user’s benefit.”

CodeArt provides a “careful look at both UI and UX trends that continue to evolve, take new shape and find novel uses to the user’s benefit.”

As mentioned, I have also noticed an increase in the use of motion UI, including immersive scrolling, video snippets, and dynamic backgrounds..

https://medium.com/codeart-mk/ui-ux-design-trends-2023-c7285391e610

What makes AR/VR/XR special? Maybe it is not the hardware tech.

What makes AR/VR/XR special? Maybe it is not the hardware tech.

Neeti Sanyal gives a different view, of what special about how XR presents data.

https://www.artefactgroup.com/ideas/four-superpowers-xr/

Saturday Tech Humor

A Cobol programmer made so much money doing Y2K remediation that he was able to have himself cryogenically frozen when he died. One day in the future, he was unexpectedly resurrected.

When he asked why he was unfrozen, he was told: “It’s the year 9999 – and you know Cobol.”

Some curses never go away…

The Verge reports “Meta’s Reality Labs division… a roadmap presentation of its AR and VR efforts.”

The Verge reports “Meta’s Reality Labs division… a roadmap presentation of its AR and VR efforts.”

AR is coming from Meta, just not as quick as we hoped for.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23619730/meta-vr-oculus-ar-glasses-smartwatch-plans

VisiCalc was the original Killer App for the Personal Computers revolution.

VisiCalc was the original Killer App for the Personal Computers revolution.  

A Killer App is one that revolutionizes a platform or industry by providing a function never seen before.

Ps. VR/AR Needs a killer app!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDPD7U_M8yw