Joy-Con 2
I keep geeking out over how amazing Joy-Con 2 controllers are. They are only $40 each, and have a full 9dof IMU, connect over BLE, have great latency. I mean, jeeze. Please don't break them Nintendo 🙏🙏🙏
gfodor
@gfodorOpening portals to VR without headsets at @portalvr_io. Problems soluble, potential to improve invariant.
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Leap Motion
Dug this bad boy out of my closet. Hello old friend.
BoboVR Head Strap (Vision Pro)
Yeah for AVP highly recommend boboVR mod, that's what I use and helps a lot.
Microsoft Xbox Adaptive Joystick
Microsoft just shipped a $30 USB-C controller that has all the inputs needed for VR *and* has a screw attach point. If you attach a magsafe adapter to the screw mount, and stick a phone on it you now have a fully capable inside-out tracked VR wand. It's perfect. 🥹
Samsung Odyssey 3D
If you don't, you can buy a 3D monitor (Odyssey 3D) and get the same effect with a physical display.
M4 MacBook Air
I also got a M4 Macbook Air and it is a truly incredible computer.
ModRetro Chromatic Midnight
bought two midnights for my two kids... but now I am worried they won't let me borrow it once in a while
2017 MacBook Pros
Where I ended up is macbook pros for them after they turn 3 from the 2017-era. Crazy? You can get these for $200 on eBay b/c the screens have a cosmetic defect. As far as kids devices, these are *insanely* better than dogshit tablets. Top tier.
Toughbooks
So my kids get laptops. I tried a bunch of weird things at first, like old Toughbooks, and various cheapo windows Atom PCs, etc. Toughbooks aren't so tough, toddlers destroy them. And slow computers suck no matter what your age.
Dual-Mice TV Setup
On that note, the other thing I am experimenting with is the TV. I'm not a fan of consoles, but *dual mice* on a TV with a Windows machine and a custom "turn taking" script I wrote is an interesting alternative. I can participate or just watch, and they get to work together.
Nintendo Switch
Honorable mention is Game Builder Garage on Switch, but I took the Switch away for now since it ends up getting plugged into mobile mode and then being too isolated - again, those big screens help me keep an eye on things!