Chris Milk

Virtual reality music video I made with @U2 and Apple. "It shows that Apple, one of the largest technology companies in the world and one very focused on creatives, is finally showing public-facing interest in virtual reality." wired.com/2015/10/u2-app… @Wired and @WaterSlicer with the scoop... in 2015. Also a crazy time machine view into @aaronkoblin's and my life in those early years of mid-2010's VR startups that became possible after Facebook acquired Oculus.

@ARstories @Apple @U2 @AppleMusic @WIRED @WaterSlicer I barely even remembered but wow that article was quite a time machine.

👀 Remember when @Apple worked with Chris @Milk on a @U2 experience in #VR wayyy back in 2015? wired.com/2015/10/u2-app… Curious to see what types of @AppleMusic partnerships we’ll see with the headset …and if the NextVR acquisition (2020) will come into play 💙 #WWDC23 #Apple

Today marks an exciting new chapter for Within and Supernatural, as we officially join Meta. We're elated for the opportunity to bring joy, awe, wonder, and a happier, healthier life to more people around the world.

@hitRECordJoe @getsupernatural Stay tuned brother

Meta Quest @getsupernatural making me smile so big, like drumming and dancing and sword fighting at same time. To Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 😁 Question: All due respect to the coaches, but can I turn them off? I just want to listen to the music.

Also… “The Internet” youtu.be/WXdu4s7a-Io

Here’s what it’s like to explain exercising in VR verbally to someone. Confusion and and a fair amount of giggling. Thanks @TheElliotPage for the valiant effort. Experiential things need to be experienced. One of the biggest friction points for our medium. youtu.be/0TGr4qzUp1g?t=…

@benedictevans But those concepts you’re talking about could be discussed with the class within the context of the time and place they actually happened. How would talking about concepts of Roman governance in front of a chalkboard compare to discussing in the Roman Senate after a session?

@benedictevans That vs illustrations in a textbook with a lecture in a classroom doesn't even seem close, no? Like a time machine vs a cave painting. VR is only a tool; it's not a magic bullet. It's hard to prejudge future uses before they've even been thought of or created.

@benedictevans History may prove you wrong on this one old friend. Why does learning in VR mean just "putting on some goggles and looking at 3D models"?  What if the VR experience was your teacher inside of ancient Rome w/ you, teaching you while you're present together walking through it?

@Fongolia @beck @DavidBowieReal Thanks. It premiered in VR back in Jan 2014 at Sundance. Sadly it was never able to be released more widely because of the music licensing involved. roadtovr.com/hello-director…

Happy to announce Within's augmented reality children's reading app "Wonderscope" has been acquired by Amira Learning. @WonderscopeApp @AmiraLearning @WITHIN cnet.com/tech/mobile/wi…

So cool! This is coming full circle as @kevinrose once kindly gave me the @milk twitter handle & @tferriss' 4-hour body book changed my life and my health back when it originally came out. So thanks for the shoutout, but also, thanks for everything else! youtu.be/scbU8UXyVZg?t=…

@ROMAIN_GAVRAS @netflix Yes!

My film ATHENA is out now on @netflix all over the world 🔥🏛

@Scobleizer @NimaZeighami @getsupernatural We use a photogrammetry solution originated by @debfx for the environments. All 150+ are 3D models with high-res 360 photos wrapped on top. Super labor & time intensive to build but the only way to get photorealism & proper stereo vision with realistic parallax on this hardware.

@NimaZeighami @getsupernatural Ask Chris Milk about it. I did. He talked to me about software craftsmanship. Like the water that looks like it is moving underneath you is a shader. The rest a high-res 360-degree image. The real work is in the controllers. He was very proud of the improvements his team made.

Forget about the fitness aspect for a minute: @getsupernatural is some of the highest quality, most polished, and best designed VR software ever made.

@NimaZeighami @getsupernatural Thanks Nima. Software craftsmanship is something we certainly care a lot about here. We strive to make things in the virtual world the way apple makes things in the physical world. With thoughtful design and a passion for bringing joy, awe & wonder into the lives of our members.

@andreysummers @lukebuckmaster TikTok has shown you don’t even need to explicitly state your likes and dislikes.

The acceleration of AI-generated art has only strengthened @milk's prediction about a future in which computers will be capable of “crafting a story in real-time, that is just for you, that uniquely satisfies you and what your likes and dislikes are” bbc.com/culture/articl…

@lukebuckmaster Happening so much faster than I expected though.

"Let’s get Meta-physical: Why Oculus fitness actually works" @washingtonpost @MetaQuestVR @getsupernatural washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

"I’ve always been obsessed with the idea of combining the natural and the man-made. That juxtaposition is truly beautiful. The question of what is natural and unnatural is very open.” @miracalix nytimes.com/2022/04/07/art…

And if you don’t know of Mira, here is some of her music in a BBC tribute to her. RIP❤️. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

It is with profound sadness I learned of my friend Mira Calix’s passing. Now seeing through twitter just how many other lives she touched in addition to mine. We collaborated on an installation at @BarbicanCentre, for which she composed the most beautiful interactive music score.