Slice of life VR

Break up :(

Breakthrough then breakup. Sarah is leaving me guys. I’m gonna get Yosemite out in about 3 days but I’m gonna need about 3 weeks before the next because I can’t stop crying. My whole world is in shambles she was the love of my life.

Breakthrough - Significant Ursa Cine Immersive Quality Jump - Remastered San Francisco

Success! So many times I thought I had it right, but this time ive offically done it.

Finally achieved perfect workflow, perfect pixel handling, perfect aspect ratio, perfection.

Aspect ratio was the tell. The Ursa workflow required very specific multi-phase rendering and if any one of near hundreds of settings were wrong or out of order it would lower quality, smear pixels, and distort aspect ratio.

The rabbit hole goes deep, im so happy to have figured it out after ma...

Yosemite: Valley of Stone and Sky - El Cap Summit and Lower Yosemite Falls, Ursa Cine Immersive Experience

Update 4: Yeah I just now noticed it’s still off. Stereo distortion now which is causing discomfort on extreme angles. Might not be noticable to some but it’s unacceptable to me. San Fran full re-release target 7 days and with reworked workflow. Yosemite 1.5 weeks with reworked workflow. Redwood still trying to release on time. Third times the charm -_-; Absolutely brutal start to the new Ursa Cine content, but I never settle for less than the best. New workflow will take shorter render ...

Delay

Edit:

Home stretch everyone! Master renders are done now in packaging render which takes another 20 hour apparently. Will be out tomorrow for sure. I’ve turned this from a single 0.5 fps render into 3-5 render passes to get to the master render file from which I render each version (I’ve lost count lol) ranging .5 fps to 3 fps which is why I’m having a hard time estimating release. Remaining parts will release soon also now that I’ve got the workflow nailed down it’s just a ...

Updates

Edit 2:

I made a mistake in the new pipeline. Part 1 will have to release Saturday night after some rerenders. I expect to have the entire experience still done by 10/31 also. It’s tack sharp from 0 to infinity now while retaining full color though. New pipeline had some kinks to iron out but the wait will be worth it for such incredible sharpness. Thank you so much for your patience on the last couple delays.

Edit:

Couple more days for part 1, targeting the 23rd. Turns ou...

San Francisco in 16k: First Ursa Cine Immersive Release

Part 1 San Francisco 8k60 Quest is now available (PCVR Part 1 comes tomorrow)! Part 2 will release tomorrow night, and part 3 on Sunday night.

What a month. Between exotic new workflow to learn, new camera, creating new rigging for new camera, figuring out how to make Meta viewable versions of the Ursa Cine Immersive content (not easy), renders now taking a whopping 40 hours per 20 minutes and additional 24 hours for three versions (64 hours for 20 minutes on a RTX5090) it’s been hect...

San Francisco experience coming in about a week, New Rig, Updates

Expecting San Francisco to be complete in 7/8 days. Golden Gate Bridge, China town, Seals and Trolleys await as Sarah and I explore the golden gate city. Sorry for the delay this month, it is taking a lot longer than expected to work with the new camera.

The Ursa Cine Immersive is an absolute beast though. Heavy as hell, but my goodness the amount of dynamic range is insane. And sooo many pixels at 16k :D Both eyes are also crazy sharp and uniform, I’m in love <3 Unfortunately alo...

Updates

Quick update. Filming is going great with the Ursa Cine immersive! In San Francisco through the end of this weekend after having finished up with Yosemite.

I really wanted to show you a side of Yosemite that you don’t normally see. I wanted to show you El Capitan, and I also wanted to show you a little closer. Well, what was supposed to be about a 10 hour day of hiking/ trad climbing to the top of El Capitan via the El Cap Gulley Route ended up being a 27 hour day lol (from leaving th...

San Diego Comic Con Experience: 3 Days at the Worlds Biggest Comic Con

Thurday, Friday, Saturday at the biggest comic con in the world. San Diego Comic Con is so popular in fact, that you must win a lottery to b

Thurday, Friday, Saturday at the biggest comic con in the world. San Diego Comic Con is so popular in fact, that you must win a lottery to be allowed to buy tickets lol. And let me tell you, it is not an easy lottery to win at all. It draws in soo many people, that you have to win Another lottery just to be able to pay for a hotel room! 

First...

Gigabit per second download speed + Resumable Downloads now available!!!!

Update: First hour (3 parts) of SDCC will release tomorrow (Tuesday about 7-8 pm est) Remaining 3 parts the day after (Wednesday). Good news is I’ve found a way to increase compression efficiency and I’ve also reworked my entire workflow so expect between 10-20% better visual quality :D Bad news is the intermediary is now 10 tb and I didn’t account for it taking so much extra time to add the increased quality step. Lesson learned: don’t use HDD for intermediary. Will be switching to n...

SDCC Updates + Vision Pro App

Getting really excited about the upcoming San Diego Comic Con release. 1 hour 50 mins of final footage , 30 hours spent filming across three days (Thursday, Friday, Saturday).

The cosplays, the celebrities, the atmosphere. You are going to experience it all in this epic release. Original target was the 15th, but realistically with how massive this experience is I expect it to be 17th/18th for release date.

The Vision Pro app is almost complete! I am having to render experiences a...

Portland, Oregon: Voodoo Donuts, Roosevelts Terrariums, and Food Trucks

Enjoy a rainy day in portland as you begin your pacific northwest journey. From donuts the size of your face, to the biggest terrarium store in oregon, theres alot to see in this rainy city.

Looking foward to San Diego Comic Con release in about 3 weeks (Mid August), after that we'll continue our pacific northwest journey with Redwood national park at the end of August. Excited to get that one out, the sense of presence in the ancient forests is something that must be experienced.
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Short Term Release Schedule

Update: 1 more day for Portland. Sorry I’ve been dealing with a nightmare scenario all morning on Reddit and it messed up my workflow ( https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/I8fx5c6Cn0 ) and also one of the 20 hour renders crashed. But definitely have it out tomorrow Sunday. Look for another post 4 PM EST.

Portland was a beautiful city! Although a bit rainy haha. Excited to release this experience ...

Ruins and the City: Richmond Urban Exploration Experience

The full length 1 hour 31 minute experience is now available!

Atmospheric, peaceful and adventurous this experience will take you on a journey across the capitol of Virginia to explore the hidden gems, and history of this incredible city.

Portland Oregon, Redwood National Park, Crater Lake National Park, and San Diego Comic Con 2025 coming within the next 1-2 months!

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Updates + Richmond Cinematic Preview Experience Now Available

Unfortunately, I will have to save Washington DC for another time. I don't make schedule changes lightly, and I apologize for this last minute change. I did not realize pride month events were an entire month long, and while it would have been nice to film this event, I really had envisioned something different for DC with a focus on the monuments and history- so I had to reschedule this. 



The rest of the schedule remains unchanged, and I will be in Portland this coming week for f...

First Landing, Virginia Beach: Forest Marshes and Beaches Experience, Special Thank You to Darlene

Towering pines guard the trails, while baby cypress trees push up through wet marshes, fed by a hidden network of ancient roots. Look closely, and you’ll even see baby crabs hunting in the open field marshes below your feet.

Step deeper into the spanish moss covered trees, and the forest gives way to a stretch of untouched beach—waves lapping gently, seabreeze rolling in with the scent of salt and sun.

This is a nature meditation experience. I’ve wanted to try something like...

Jamestown, Virginia: History Can Be Fun!

Join Sarah and I as we experience the rich history of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Blacksmithing, glass blowing, and a treasure trove of history awaits in this engaging and comedic experience. 

Part 3 will release tomorrow night (will update this post). Really wanted to finish/upload all of it last night but my car broke down yesterday. I wanted to drive that car into the grave and that is exactly what I did lol. She was a good car, still young at only 300k mi...

Download Links

Well, the website is still an absolute non-functioning mess after a week of literally non-stop working past midnight but at least I was able to get the download links! There are two spreadsheet pages, one for Meta Quest and one for Apple Vision Pro. For fastest download, you'll want to download from the set of links closest to you. 

And wow is it fast, super excited to finally be able to offer my valued supporters downloads without any google drive issues.

For Quest 3 and Vision Pr...

Updates, New Download System Coming in 1-2 weeks

Thanks to a helpful start by a software engineer, I was able to find another method to deliver the experiences!

Google drive has served me well the last few years, and it seems for 95% of all members it has worked very smoothly. But there were occasional download quota limits that hindered a smooth download experience for the remaining 5%. Thankfully as a different member pointed out, there is a workaround to this limit but it requires a little work on the user side by searching “bypa...

Question for Pimax Headset Viewers, Cancun Audio Sync Issue

1. Something went wrong in the pipeline and caused audio sync issue for Cancun experience. Patching it now, expect updated V2 Cancun up in under 24 hours along with the last two remaining Cancun parts.

2. I have seen a few of my supporters are using Pimax headsets to enjoy the experiences. Can you please comment which app you are using to watch? I do not own a Pimax but would appreciate knowing your setup so that I can let other Pimax owners know how to watch. I will be making the switc...

Upcoming Release Schedule

Edit: Honestly I think Vancouver, Canada would be an excellent location, but I’m still wondering if a different location/event would be better for this trip. I’m gonna mark it as (tentative) for now. I would love to hear some ideas from my Patreon family in the comments of this post. I will read all responses but may not be able to respond. Be sure to upvote location/event ideas that you agree with. Would be nice to keep it close to the USA for this particular trip. I’ll make another po...

Some Gold Experiences will be deleted each month, Join Gold now to get them before they are gone, Gold Server Limit Reached

There is a 2 tb limit for storage on Gold server.

This limit has been reached with an incredible 24 full length experiences available to gold drive members.

That’s an incredible value at less than a dollar per experience. I keep the price dirt cheap because my life mission is to spread the joy of immersive experiences and brighten the day of as many people as I possibly can with my short time on earth.

To make room for new content, I will begin announcing coming deletion...

(Preview) Cancun, Mexico: Xcaret, Grand Oasis, Playa Del Carmen Now Available

Happy to see people enjoying the 1.2 hour Nara, Japan Experience! Those deer really got up close and personal with us didn't they haha. 



While I chip away at the 1.5 hour Cancun Mexico College Spring Break Experience, I decided it would be a nice bonus to put out the preview ahead of the full length release. You'll find the 8 minute preview in the Spring Break 2025 folder. 



Just finished the rough edit of the full length experience and it is looking like another incred...

Updates

The 1.2 hour Murano Burano Venice Experience (Parts 1-3) were released this last week. Part 4 will release in about 36 hours from now.

Working hard to release “Nara, Japan” experience in under 2 weeks from now. In this wonderful experience, we visit a place with temples dating back to the 8th century that is over run by friendly deer.

Among all the beautiful temples we will see, lucky tourists can feed these endearing animals with deer approved rice cakes. But be careful beca...

Angles Landing + The Narrows Now Available, Murano/Burano Venice Details

Angles landing released fully over the last weekend. Getting up there with the big rig was intense to say the least haha.

Michigan ice fest filming is next week so I am working hard to get Murano + Burano finished. Join us as we explore these beautiful Venetian islands - Each world famous in its own right. Murano is known for its outstanding glass work and Burano is known for having the finest lace creations. We will even stop by to see some glass blowing on a tour of one of ...

Updates, Upgrades Coming Soon

Update 1: Part 1 coming out late tonight Friday. Part 2 this weekend. Really excited about this one, they just keep getting better and more cinematic. I’m entertained just listening to the audio haha. Also after video auditions today I’m leaning towards Tori Ellis now.

Looking like I will need a couple more days (until Wednesday maybe Thursday) to finish angels landing. The lighting for the narrows and angels landing was incredibly difficult technically to color grade with such stro...

Members Only Poll: Instagram Casting Call

I am gonna have to completely rearrange the upcoming filming schedule. I try very hard to always be upfront and accurate with my filming schedule, but my day job has tightened up on days off allowance and it has caused issues with the filming schedule (I don’t get days off, I use every single day off I get from my day job to work in more filming)

I have already made the necessary adjustments so that it will not have any noticeable impact on locations/ filming schedule, but I will nee...

Updates

Zion will be released in two sections (The narrows / Angles landing), with the Narrows ready Friday Jan 17th. Angles Landing the Friday after that. It is looking jaw dropping with how far I have been able to push the color grade, excited for this one.

Paris part 3 and 4 release tomorrow night. However I plan to render this experience one more time. I dialed back the sharpening to a more natural look with better color (Labled V2 for part 1 and normal label for part 2) but in the process ...

Discord Server Now Live

Update:

For those having trouble with the discord access, please go to your Patreon settings and connect your discord details with your Patreon account. It will automatically add you once you link the discord account to the Patreon account.

It can be found in “Settings” >> “Connected Apps”

Let me know if there are still issues after trying this.

Main:

1) As I was working on videos the other day, I thought to myself how I wish experience creation wa...

Wander the streets of Paris: Eiffel Tower, Galeries Lafayette, The Louvre - With Local Guide Rachel

Update 2:

I messed up, sorry everyone. Another member pointed out that I over did the sharpening and it was causing discomfort when viewing. And when I say overdid, I mean it was so sharp you could cut a steak with it 😅

I was planning on releasing the rest of Paris on Sunday, but instead I spent Sunday redoing the sharpening aspect of the color grade for the entire experience. I just could not bring myself to releasing the rest of it in that state. It is already looking signif...