#HackThePlanet VR Cardboard
The ‘Google Cardboard” Viewer and #HackThePlanet App open a VR portal into an immersive cyberdelic parallel universe inspired by the Anniversary's of cyberpunk composer Simon Boswell (Ashens & The Quest For The Game Child, Burn:Cycle, Drug Bust Doody) and the geek cult classic 'Hackers'. The cyber flick that blazed the way for Hipsters, YouTube, EDM, Memes & Global Hacking. http://www.simonboswell.com
Experience for the first time the exclusive in App #HackThePlanet Lo-Fi and dirty redux track by 'Revenge of Calculon' & 'Simon Boswell'. This electro mind-melting experience uses early experimental samples and code, that never made it into Simon's 'Hackers' EDM soundtrack, and recently discovered on a yellow PsychFi floppy disc.
Google Cardboard – Eye Popping Experience
A fun, affordable viewer that hacks your smartphone into a powerful VR headset
Revenge Of Calculon – Funkatronic Luchadores:
Who's gonna save you from the evil Dr Calculon? Have no worries honey, two sonic manipulators are here to save humankind! Bringing you a juicy slice of dirty bass grooves topped with a full fat layer of B-movie synth attacks.. http://www.revengeofcalculon.com
Warning
- #HackThePlanet & PsychFi Lab Product Information:
“The PC is the LSD of the ‘90s.” Timothy Leary
Take the #HackThePlanet virtual pill and boot up into a 360 retro-mania mash up. Catch flashbacks of counter-culture Futique pioneer Timothy Leary and watch out for pop culture glitches with some of Simon's YouTube creator collaborations including Vidfest legends Ashens, Mr Weebl & Lee Hardcastle.
A bonus element to #HackThePlanet is the option to live sync your own fave track. At start just spot the second flashing PsychFi Pirate and play your track, please do share your top picks on social media. #HackThePlanet #PsychFi
Please read carefully before taking. If you have any question ask your I.T. department, be extra careful operating on alcohol and other medication.
Possible side effects include increased blood pressure, perspiration, diluted pupils, wobbly knees, wowness, happy faces, vibrating ear drums, need to share feelings & universal enlightenment.
#HackThePlanet is a fan produced, non profit Arts App: Hackers (Ian Softley and Copyright MGM/UA), Timothy Leary (Copyright The Futique Trust).
Buzz
- #HackThePlanet & Hackers 20th Anniversary:
"Incredibly it is 20 years since the release of one of my favourite films
- Hackers. Here I talk to its director Iain Softley about how this pop culture gem has gained in reputation over the years." Mark Kermode: BBC Uncut https://youtu.be/2SM-Su6gcIQ
"Hackers is a perfect example of this phenomenon. It was made at a time when the idea of “hacking” and underground tech culture was a brand new thing, or at least still in its infancy, but it was because of this film that a lot of that subculture grew the way it did. Also, the fashion. WOW." NERDIST
“You many not know his name, but if you’re a movie fan you’ll certainly know his music: Simon Boswell is one of the UK’s finest living soundtrack composers, whose work has graced films such as Danny Boyle’s debut ‘Shallow Grave’, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s mind-melting ‘Santa Sangre’, loopy Angelina Jolie cybercrime flick ‘Hackers’.”
Now. Here. This. Time Out London
"A darkened room in the basement of the Mercure Hotel in Inverness city centre. I'm looking through a cardboard visor & experiencing something called Google Cardboard. It's a 360 degree digital kaleidoscope of spectral light & colour. Accompanied by the trippy music of Simon Boswell, composer of film soundtrack such as Shallow Grave and Hackers. Simon is in room as a panellist on Raindance Presents Screenage Hacks
- From Indiegogo to Google Cardboard. Clearly enjoying the surreal sight of delegates spaced out on this head lo-fi/hi-tech mix.” XpoNorth
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Reviews (26)
I'd like to have enjoyed this, but the music is so cringy that I just couldn't stand it, add to that the fact that the fps suffers when looking forwards (but not when looking anywhere else) and it's just a bit too frustrating.
downloading a 2 minute long vr video? at least the cardboard looks cool, but that's all
Loved this little VR experience and tribute to the film!
This is awesome. I do VR stuff with the kids, and I ALWAYS end up running this app. Love it. Everything about it. Hope you got a good grade, you are talented!
Was drifting at 1st so recalibrated phones Gyroscope (*#0*# for Galaxy phone) & worked fine. Could be longer as ended whilst still buzzing of some Ebaneezers but just cranked it out again. Wkd Cool
I had to quickly take it off for a second. Thought I was going to have a seizer.
Would've loved it if it was optimized. Why do I only get 4 fps if I look forward but 60 if I look to the side? This is ridiculous - it renders all objects in front of you without any optimization. And I played it on Nexus 6P, not a potato.
As an IC engineer, and former SONY guy. I was pleased to see that. I tweeted about this app.
It crashes as soon as the modem tone starts. On Galaxy Note 3.
This is amazing it destroys all the other vr apps
Absolutely incredible. More please!
Very cool, love this! Good music too
Its Laggy On Scene 2...My Phone Is Zenfone 2 ZE551ML...
What a VR trip! A must for any vr set. Used G'Cardboard and s6 edge+
All my life it's brilliant app
Great game!!! Loved the music with it, one of the best VR games I've played... Bravo!!
Back to the 80s!
What an amazing experience, wow ....
This is the tip of something much larger. Psyfi is the future.
Far out!
I love the spirit, style, etc. behind this. My complaint is that there's no way to recenter your view and the performance becomes choppy in places on my S5. That's just one step down from Gear VR level. A lot of people use cardboard, you know, and nothing I saw in that demo explained such poor performance. It also needs barrel distortion, currently it's just in unfiltered side by side, which causes fisheye lense effect at the edges.
Great app looks amazing but for some reason this ends up has double vision yet my cardboard works fine with other apps
By the time the video finished I had slowly spun almost 360
Really good use of VR and really like the soundtrack
Double objects seeing
Didn't have any fps issues like others claim. But I thought this was a game when I downloaded it. But for real? It's just a flight through a trippy tunnel? I could watch that on youtube I don't need an app for this. What is even more suspicious is that the app requests access to device storage, doesn't explain why, but works fine when denied. That sounds like an attempt at stealing personal information. It also would not close with normal back commands. Very shady and useless app. Don't get it.