VR, AR & Spatial Computing Videos Hacker News Recommends

talk#380

QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote

QuakeCon Official

“John Carmack did a pretty fascinating segment about his work on something to this effect”

6 HN recommenders · 2012–2018

demo#487

RiftSketch: Live coding in VR with the Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript and Three.js

Brian Peiris

“this was an impressive demo of someone coding their environment in the Rift.”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

commentary#548

The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse

Folding Ideas

“For me, the definitive analysis here is Dan Olson's[1]”

6 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

demo#1265

Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote

Johnny Lee

“Can confirm, the 3D effect is 100% spot on”

3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026

talk#1778

John Carmack Tech Talk with UMKC-SCE

UMKC School of Science and Engineering

“a lecture where he describes the difficulties in VR in a manner that anybody with minimal programming experience can understand”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023

demo#1870

Oculus Connect 2: Live Coding Session with John Carmack

Meta VR

“it was fantastic because, first, you were showing to your audience how to work with Racket”

3 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

demo#1881

I could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic Monitor

Linus Tech Tips

“Linus Tech Tips covered them before that gives a pretty good overview”

3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

talk#2417

John Carmack Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote

UploadVR

“As always, John is a master of communication and clear thought.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2022

podcast#2464

Mark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398

Lex Fridman

“The Fridman - Zuckerberg VR interview really convinced me of this, if you haven't seen it, check it out, it's incredible”

3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025

talk#2596

Oculus Connect Keynote: John Carmack

Meta VR

“Carmack's 2014 Oculus Connect keynote is well worth watching”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

documentary#2777

Making Sense of VRChat, the "Metaverse" People Actually Like

People Make Games

“There's a great video[1] on VRChat”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

explainer#2871

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world

Tom Scott

“This tank simulator from the 1970s is a great example of early VR”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

interview#3043

E3 2012: John Carmack Interview

Giant Bomb

“Nice interview with John demoing and discussing his work”

1 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

demo#3077

Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

Google

“No headset to wear. No disorientation. You just sit down and you're there with somebody else.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

other#3144

Tested: Magic Leap One Augmented Reality Review!

Adam Savage’s Tested

“I'd recommend you check out the [Tested review][1]”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2019

demo#3497

Hands-On with Meta's New VR Headset Prototypes!

Adam Savage’s Tested

“plenty of really fascinating and intellectual-curiosity-satisfying information exists out there about the metaverse? For instance, this video”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

talk#3688

Keynote by John Carmack at Oculus Connect 2014

kungfl

“I thought it was a really interesting talk - he's a great speaker.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2016

demo#3710

Facebook's Prototype VR Face Tracking Got Even Better

UploadVR

“seriously jawdropping demo of facial tracking using a few cameras in a headset”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

talk#4007

What VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two Years (Steam Dev Days 2014)

Steamworks Development

“Michael Abrash of Valve now at Oculus giving a basic description”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2017

demo#4064

Safespaces: An open source 3D / Virtual Reality Desktop

arcanfrontend

“Also, this was a pretty cool idea, even if a novelty”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

other#4299

HYPER-REALITY

Keiichi Matsuda

“This is a great video that demonstrates some of the risks”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

talk#4307

The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Pranav Mistry

TED

“This looks like an attempt to commercialise the ideas in”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

interview#4368

Steve Jobs on Virtual Reality (D3, 2005)

Milan Lajtoš

“I think of the AVP like Steve Jobs once described: headphones for video”

1 HN recommenders · 2023–2026

other#4374

1 Month with the Xreal Air AR Glasses

The Tech Chap

“they look like a much better approach to a monitor replacement device”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2023

demo#4715

Near-Eye Light Field Displays

Douglas Lanman

“It gives a very clear overview of the concept and prototypes.”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2018

talk#4738

The synthesis of imagination: Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap at TEDxSarasota

TEDx Talks

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2026