Andy Baker

@WildComputers You wot?

@NathieVR Are we allowed to talk about it now? I don't want to anger the gods.

This VR dev just got his Steam Frame headset and shared a few thoughts on how comfortable it is to wear.

the internet's biggest mistake was choosing 32 bits for ipv4 if they chose 8 bits instead, then the world would only have around 250 computers which would be much better for everyone involved

@GabRoXR @theworldlabs You're missing github.com/wuyize25/gspla…

@theworldlabs I am keeping a close eye on what is available out there but so far this is my list. - aras p: github.com/aras-p/UnityGa… - Plugin from XGRIDS : developer.xgrids.com/#/tutorial?pag… - Shadr pack: payhip.com/b/nyRWf with tutorial - VR Chat Plugin: github.com/MichaelMoroz/V…

Everybody is asking me how to get #GaussianSplatting in #VR. This is my answer 👇 You might not like it, but the truth is that right now Unity is not ready and it doesn't matter how hard you try as soon as you go above 400K, the framerate on standalone headsets is terrible. You should instead look at the amazing work that teams at @theworldlabs and @playcanvas are doing. They are pushing innovation and are building stunning tech demos where features like the LOD turns into gameplay mechanic. Using your hands as a sort of torch to define the LOD is genius! This is the best moment to experiment and show innovation. For a second, take a step back from your training and simulations, train an AI on how to build on Playcanvas or Spark and break things.

@F7Eu1 @OneMoreBenjamin "low-quality" how?

@OneMoreBenjamin Who would spend around a thousand US dollars on the Frame just to play these low-quality ports from Quest?

So...a port of the Quest version, right? This will happen a lot and I think its good.

@OneMoreBenjamin In many cases not even really a port - @openbrushapp ran first time on the Frame with no modification. There's some non-core stuff that needs to change but 90% of the app just worked.

@NimaZeighami I had debates like this in the school playground between Commodore and Sinclair kids. Can we just stop now? I'm 55.

@NimaZeighami Open source. Open platforms. Open formats. Anything else is going to bite us eventually.

Once again, SOMEHOW, VisionOS ends up being the most open XR platform.

@NimaZeighami Camera access.

@andybak You can’t use the DSP on the Meta Quest because it’s completely locked down, you can’t use Bluetooth on Meta Quest in store apps because it’s locked down, and the 3rd party tracked controllers. All three possible on Vision Pro! Sideloading also works, so that’s not a point.

@dankvr @old_ric Understanding > Reading > Owning... And at my age Remembering beats them all.

@old_ric Just bought 5 more books and 3d printed a phone stand to help scan covers / pages fast. I want my library to be physical and digital

Get this shit off my timeline and buy some books. They’ve stopped printing new ones, and soon Palantir will be able to zap the PDFs off your Google Drive. Freak the fuck out and buy books right now.

@NimaZeighami Are we going round in circles here? There's two data points so far. One in your favour and one against. What else you got?

@andybak Apple Vision Pro is more open than the other standalone XR platforms. Most people just don’t know enough about XR to know the specifics.

@NimaZeighami @josethevrtech Yeah but isn't there's a way of doing that without claiming that one of the least open companies is the most open? I mean obviously excluding Sony and Nintendo...

@andybak @josethevrtech Yes of course, but in the face of literally none of them doing that, it’s good to call out the wins and call out the fumbles.

@MadMaraca I'm not sure if it's just me being weird but I nearly always prefer the "before" in these posts

20 Minutes >>> 20 Hours

@pvncher @mronge Yes but the naming implies it's on life support.

@mronge The old app should still be installed It’s called ChatGPT Classic

I'm going to miss the old ChatGPT app, it was so clean and nice. This popup within Codex ain't doing it for me

@NimaZeighami @josethevrtech Would you agree that all these companies should remove the limitations on installing software we choose on hardware that we own?

@andybak @josethevrtech It’s an extra step compared to Quest, which is one more step than Pico. More people should complain Quest is the most locked down XR device running Android. Plus, AVP can still run sideloaded apps. Quest / Pico / Vive / Galaxy XR can’t have arbitrary 3rd party tracked devices!

@NimaZeighami @josethevrtech That's a mass of caveats and hoops to jump through. Every other headset I own makes the process simpler and less locked down.

@josethevrtech @andybak It’s true kenhv.com/blog/sideloadi…

@GabRoXR What unity libraries have you tried? And how recently?

@hash_burg @mattshumer_ @doodlestein You should have automated backups preferably off site. And by "you" I mean "anyone remotely technically competent"

@mattshumer_ You should be using hooks to protect yourself. Both from agents doing this and prompt injection from web search. @doodlestein has DCG and it’s great.

I'm so angry... the OpenAI team is looking into it, but this feels like something that should happen with GPT-3.5. Not a mid-2026 frontier model on the highest reasoning level.