The Power Of Glove
posted August 31, 2017 #
When I backed The Power of Glove, a documentary about the Mattel Power Glove, I really had no concept of how the movie would turn out but I assumed there had to be an interesting story behind such a bizarre peripheral.
Turns out, I wasn't far off! I watched the backer screening last night and it is a compelling story. The history of the glove goes back well before Mattel productized it. Its roots are firmly planted in early VR explorations, well before the 1989 release of the controller version.
They cover every aspect of the device - its inception, it's productization, it's marketing, its one game, The Wizard and how it's being used with modern computing. Watch a watch.
Turns out, I wasn't far off! I watched the backer screening last night and it is a compelling story. The history of the glove goes back well before Mattel productized it. Its roots are firmly planted in early VR explorations, well before the 1989 release of the controller version.
They cover every aspect of the device - its inception, it's productization, it's marketing, its one game, The Wizard and how it's being used with modern computing. Watch a watch.