Z's 3-in-3 ⋆ Wow! VR might be going places ⋆ Real-life Tarzan? ⋆ How to bend, not break (mental toughness)

By Zvonimir Fras • Issue #39 • View online

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VR might be getting the tech we need
Real-life Tarzan?
How to bend, not break (mental toughness)

Thing 1 - VR might be getting the tech we need

Realistic avatar

Meta is putting Billions into VR (virtual reality) and has recently demoed a way to scan your face and virtualize it.

Results? Jaw-dropping.

Their latest headset already scans your face and can mimic your expressions in real time. With the scanned face, you can meet people in VR and have a very personal experience, with eye contact and all - without getting up from your chair, or putting on your makeup.

This is a smartphone generated photoreal avatar

Haptics - a.k.a. sense of touch

Tencent’s Robotics X Laband City University of Hong Kong developed a thin and flexible electro-tactile actuator that can be placed into a finger cot. It has an unprecedented resolution and response rate.

That’s a fancy way of saying they made cool tech that makes you feel things better.

And it looks like this:

Super-resolution wearable electrotactile rendering system

Other use cases for haptics

Imagine if you were a diver, a skier, or an astronaut. You wear gloves for protection against the elements.

On the outside there are sensors, and on the inside - haptics.

You can feel what you’re touching, while also protected from the harmful influence of your environment.

The Peripheral

Consider this a bonus thing. It’s an Amazon prime show built around high-fidelity VR experience, remote presence, and other fun stuff I talked about before.

I’ve only seen an episode or two so far but it seems very well done.

(source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4)

Thing 2 - Real-life Tarzan?

Leo Urban spends his time in nature, jumping from tree to tree and doing all kinds of other stunts.

Unlike other parkour artists, the more I watch Leo, the more relaxed he looks. His moves are very graceful and natural - reminds me of a gorilla.

If you’re surprised by this comparison, you’ve never observed how precise and controlled gorillas move above the ground.

Leo Urban doing his thing - Click to see full version in higher quality

Check out Leo’s Instagram for more monkey business.

Thing 3 - How to bend, not break (mental toughness)

Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing

Mental toughness is often portrayed as determination and persistence, but it can also be flexibility and adaptability.

- I can be happy anywhere

- I can work with what I have

- I can have a good day with anyone

You are tough when your mood is not dependent on your conditions.

- James Clear

I’d go a step further. Determination and persistence require flexibility and adaptability.

If you’re determined, you go after your goal and keep going - persisting - no matter the circumstances.

Things change. If you’re not flexible and adaptable, you’ll get stuck, you’ll stop going, because the circumstances changed.

Adapt and persist 💪

Cheer, Zvonimir

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