An interview with Puerto Rican Vtuber Ironmouse on recently breaking the Twitch subscriber record with over 326K subs, misconceptions about Vtubing, and more (Christopher Cruz/Rolling Stone)

Mediagazer: An interview with Puerto Rican Vtuber Ironmouse on recently breaking the Twitch subscriber record with over 326K subs, misconceptions about Vtubing, and more (Christopher Cruz/Rolling Stone)

Top News:

New Yorker:

A profile of Bang Si-hyuk, a South Korean music producer and chairman of Hybe Corporation who is taking his formula for creating K-pop idols like BTS to the US— Chairman Bang, the man behind BTS, is bringing his formula for creating K-pop idols to America. — Scooter Braun was in a tailspin.
Discussion: @cfnchng, @christataetae, @thelionmutters, @intrnl_mnologue, @sugatheartist and @themarkrussell

Discussion:

Cat-Cat /
@cfnchng: It's a LONG read but eye opening. You'll def feel icky for playing into this machine but we all need the reminder that at the end of the day, it is a business. You might get a subscribe popup but just click away. it doesn't hide the article. https://www.newyorker.com/...

Christia /
@christataetae: Whether you like Bang or not, highly recommend you read. Very much gives an insight into the business, what our guys are dealing with and how fans are..."managed." https://www.newyorker.com/... @thelionmutters: Loved this article by the @NewYorker because it equally exposes the artificiality of K-pop but also why it works and what is great about it. This was a great piece to read. https://www.newyorker.com/... @intrnl_mnologue: Hybe is heavily invested not in music but in perfecting the formula to exploit the parasocial relationship between fans and idols. This is one reason i got turned off by kpop, because it isn't about music, but a business approach to get fans to spend more https://www.newyorker.com/...

Paula /
@sugatheartist: The article titled “The K-Pop King” mainly focuses on praising the talents of Bang Shi Hyuk and 🛴 and their journey together. I'll mention parts I didn't see discussed on Twitter. https://www.newyorker.com/...

Rolling Stone:

An interview with Puerto Rican Vtuber Ironmouse on recently breaking the Twitch subscriber record with over 326K subs, misconceptions about Vtubing, and more— The Puerto Rican Vtuber took the all-time subscriber record from Kai Cenat during a marathon of charity streaming

Discussion:
@dredgenv, @rollingstone, @thetexaslopez, @ironmouse, @yochriscruz, Game Rant, Sportskeeda, Dexerto and

Discussion:
@dredgenv: @RollingStone @ironmouse To all doubters: think of vtubers as ventriloquists, the person you see is the puppet, but behind it is the puppet master, the real human being of flesh and blood controlling that puppet through technology (1/2) @rollingstone: Today Puerto Rican Vtuber @ironmouse finished her 40-day journey to surpass Kai Cenat as Twitch's all-time most subscribed-to streamer. But critics are questioning whether she's legit. “I am a real life, human woman.” Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/ ... [image]

Texas Lopez /
@thetexaslopez: @RollingStone @ironmouse I don't understand how people are confused on this. We've had voice actors for animated films for decades, and we've had CGI models with actors as well for years. This isn't much different and their accomplishments in their field shouldn't be considered much different either. @ironmouse: The subathon has ended. Thank you all so much for changing my life and thank you for being the greatest community in the universe. This past month has been a dream and its all because of you. Thank you all and goodnight. See you on stream again soon. I love you all. [image]

Chris Cruz /
@yochriscruz: Just before the end of her record-breaking subathon, I spoke to the vtuber GOAT @ironmouse about her journey to Twitch stardom and being an inspiration to all. “I am a real life, human woman.” For @RollingStone https://www.rollingstone.com/ ...

Diana Velásquez Vargas /
Game Rant: Ironmouse Responds to Kai Cenat Comments

Jackie Arias /
Game Rant: Kai Cenat Comments on Ironmouse Subathon Sportskeeda: VTuber community calls out Kai Cenat for comparing Ironmouse to AI while praising her for breaking the Twitch subscriber record

Connor Bennett /
Dexerto: Ironmouse claims breaking Twitch sub record & beating Kai Cenat will help all VTubers

New York Times:

Sources: the Trump campaign contacted X to prevent the circulation of links to the hacked JD Vance dossier posted by journalist Ken Klippenstein— Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.

Discussion:
The Daily Beast, Raw Story, The Good in Us, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Ken Klippenstein, The Guardian, InsideEVs, New Jersey Online, @kenklippenstein, Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Ken Klippenstein, Benzinga, The Information, CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo, New York Magazine, Salon, The Hill, Quartz, Axios, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, The Wrap, Washington Post, Mother Jones, New Republic, @evilgalprods.bsky.social, @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com, Alternet.org, Mediaite, The Philadelphia Inquirer, emptywheel, @kevincolliernbc@threads.net and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Discussion:

David Thompson /
The Daily Beast: Donald Trump's Niece Says He Is Now ‘Owned’ by Elon Musk

David McAfee /
Raw Story: Trump's niece spills on her uncle's 'devil's bargain' that will help him ‘end’ democracy

Mary L. Trump /
The Good in Us: Donald's New Owner — [Substack was down for a while and is still a little glitchy.

Scott Lemieux /
Lawyers, Guns & Money: The Twitter Files — I briefly alluded to this article yesterday, but it's worth noting …

Oliver Milman /
The Guardian: Trump campaign worked with Musk's X to keep leaked JD Vance file off platform

Patrick George /
InsideEVs: RoboFlop: Tesla's Cybercab Event Torched By Analysts And Investors

Kevin Manahan /
New Jersey Online: Harris vs. Trump analyst tells panicky Dems: GOP is creating fake polls | ‘Desperate, unhinged, Trumpian’

Ken Klippenstein /
@kenklippenstein: In case you're wondering why my suspension was lifted: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/ ...

Brad Slager /
Townhall: Scarborough Sympathizes With Emhoff's Abuse, and Tim Walz Leads the Testosterone Voting Charge!

Rounak Jain /
Benzinga: Elon Musk Collaborated With Trump Campaign To Block Hacked JD Vance Material Off X: Report

Martin Peers /
The Information: Musk's Robotaxi Reveal Is a Dud for Investors

Liam Reilly /
CNN: Trump campaign connected with Elon Musk's X before it blocked links to hacked materials

Jonathan Chait /
New York Magazine: J.D. Vance Says Trump Was Right to Try to Steal the Election, Because of Twitter

Charles R. Davis /
Salon: “I've answered your question with another question”: JD Vance refuses to say if Trump lost in 2020

William Gavin /
Quartz: Elon Musk's X worked with Donald Trump's campaign to downplay hacked materials, report says

Dan Gillmor /
@dangillmor@mastodon.social: Kudos to the NYT when earned, and here's an example — its strong article (free link from me) today about Musk's use of Twitter (and money) to massively intervene in the election on behalf of Trump. — To the journalists who continue to support Musk by actively participating on his rancid site: You should be ashamed. …

Sean Burch /
The Wrap: Elon Musk Is Prepared to Spend at Least $140 Million to Help Elect Donald Trump

Philip Bump /
Washington Post: Vance suggests the left stole 2020 ... by doing what his own campaign did @evilgalprods.bsky.social: so at this very moment Taibbi is teeing up for Twitter Files 2.0, right? — right? [embedded post] @TheDailyEdge@universeodon.com: Elon Musk swore to you the #TwitterFiles wouldn't happen again. — Then the Trump campaign called asking him to censor the JD Vance dossier. https://www.nytimes.com/...

David Badash /
Alternet.org: Elon Musk's X engaged in a ‘pattern of election interference’ to help Trump: reports

David Gilmour /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign and Elon Musk's X Worked Together to Suppress Reporting on Hacked Info: NYT

Will Bunch /
The Philadelphia Inquirer: What does Elon Musk, the world's richest man, want from Pennsylvania ... and America? emptywheel: NYT “Censors” Elon Musk's Jokes about Assassinating the Vice President and His “Censorship” of JD Vance Dossier

Kevin Collier /
@kevincolliernbc@threads.net: Per NYT, X's crackdown on Ken Klippenstein and the Iran-hacked Vance doc came after the Trump campaign reached out. Well within each party's right, but this is the exact same thing Musk, Trump, and the right threw a yearslong fit about over Hunter Biden. — https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]

Bryan Metzger /
Business Insider: Elon Musk may knock on doors for Trump in Pennsylvania, report says

Vulture:

The gap between TV show seasons is growing, with an 18-month break the new normal, thanks to the streaming production model, TV shows becoming spectacles, more— Eighteen-month gaps between seasons are the new normal. Here's why. — By Josef Adalian, Remember Stranger Things?

Discussion:
Gizmodo and Just Jared

CNN:

The Atlantic says it is increasing its print publication from 10 to 12 issues per year starting in January 2025 and announces some expansions to reporting staff— New York CNN — — The Atlantic is doing something exceedingly unusual for a magazine in 2024: increasing the number of issues it prints.

Discussion:

Ashleigh Fields /
The Hill: The Atlantic to return to monthly print publication, expand newsroom @nxthompson: One secondary, but interesting, reason to do this is that it's useful to double down on distribution you can control as AI makes the future structure of the Web increasingly unpredictable.

Carlos Lozada /
@carlosnyt: Love this news. In my mind it has always been and will always be The Atlantic Monthly.

Peter Lattman /
@peterlattman: We're not going back to The Atlantic Monthly, but we're returning to The Atlantic, monthly https://www.cnn.com/...

Josh Kraushaar /
@joshkraushaar: ""The greatness of print and especially a print magazine is that it sits still for you. It doesn't beep and flash and demand that you do things. It's there to be read and enjoyed. People still derive intellectual and aesthetic pleasure from print." https://www.cnn.com/...

Adrienne LaFrance /
@adriennelaf: I am very, very excited about this: https://www.cnn.com/...

Amber /
@amberlnettles: The Atlantic is returning to a monthly schedule for the first time since 2002. This is the latest of print increases I've seen inn 2024, from the Reader returning to weekly, to the Onion, Nylon & Spin returning to print this year. (Reader also increased to 63,000 copies!)

Erik Hayden /
@erik_hayden: The Atlantic expands to ... finally compete with Harper's again on a monthly basis

Spencer Kornhaber /
@skornhaber: Two more issues a year, let's gooo https://www.cnn.com/...

Steve Faguy /
@fagstein: The Atlantic Monthly is going to come out monthly for the first time in more than 20 years.

Yoni Appelbaum /
@yappelbaum: “The acclaimed 167-year-old magazine, once known as The Atlantic Monthly, is increasing its pace of publication from 10 issues to 12, returning to a monthly publication for the first time since 2002.” https://www.cnn.com/...

Ashis Basu /
@basuashis: “The acclaimed 167-year-old magazine, once known as The Atlantic Monthly, is increasing its pace of publication from 10 issues to 12, returning to a monthly publication for the first time since 2002.” @brianstelter

Sophie Gilbert /
@sophiegg: Shout out to all my friends' dads, my dentist, true believers who never stopped calling us The Atlantic MONTHLY https://x.com/...

@nxthompson:
Some cool news that runs counter to so many trends in media. After a nice run of journalistic and economic success, we're increasing the number of print issues each year. We'll once again be The Atlantic monthly ... https://www.cnn.com/...

Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: “The greatness of print and especially a print magazine is that it sits still for you,” @JeffreyGoldberg says. “It doesn't beep and flash and demand that you do things. It's there to be read and enjoyed.” https://www.cnn.com/...

Kate Pickert /
@katepickert: Best magazine in America right now. This is absolutely thrilling. Well done, @JeffreyGoldberg and team.

Chris Hayes /
@chrislhayes: Something I write about in the https://thesirenscallbook.com/ is that the future is paper.

Adweek:

Filings: G/O Media is suing Paste Media, alleging breach of contract over the sale of Splinter and Jezebel to Paste; Paste's founder says the case lacks merit— The two firms are embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit in a Delaware court — The digital media firm G/O Media filed …

Discussion:
@adweek and Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn

Discussion:
@adweek: The digital media firm G/O Media filed a lawsuit in Delaware court last month against Paste Media, according to public records obtained by ADWEEK. The lawsuit alleges that Paste Media breached the contract the two parties signed last year when Paste Media acquired the titles

New York Times:

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, imprisoned in Russia for more than a year, is writing a memoir about his time in prison and Russia's slide toward autocracy— The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia's move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Discussion:
@katie_robertson and Talking Biz News

The Torment Nexus:

Matt Mullenweg's feud with WP Engine not only presents a significant conflict of interest but has also dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess— I realize that many people may not know or care who or what Matt Mullenweg and WordPress are, or why some people are upset about them …

Discussion:

Iain Poulson /
ACF: Installing and Upgrading to the Latest Version of ACF Matt Mullenweg: Everyone's An Owner — Last Friday we said goodbye to 159 colleagues as part of our alignment offer.

Rajendra Zore /
@rajendrazore: @mathewi One of the best articles I've read so far—no bias, no BS, just straight facts. That last part really hits hard. “looks like a multimillionaire corporate executive who has come to see a nonprofit, open-source community as an extension of himself, with his own needs or desires as

Matt Mullenweg /
@photomatt: @mathewi Here's some notes a colleague put together, I hope you consider them: https://docs.google.com/...

Mathew Ingram /
@mathewi: An update to my post on WordPress: Matt (or his team) sent me a Google Doc with responses to some of the points I raised. I've updated the post with a link to that Doc and my response. This is the Ghost version but it is also on my blog and at Substack https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/ ...

Mathew Ingram /
@mathewi: @photomatt Thanks — forgive me if I feel that most, if not all, of these are semantic differences and that you have completely missed the larger point that I (and others who care about WordPress) are trying to make about your behavior

Mathew Ingram /
@mathewi: New from me at The Torment Nexus: Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it? https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/ ...

Mathew Ingram /
@mathewi: @photomatt I've read and/or listened to almost everything you have written or said about all of this, and I think you've made your position and feelings pretty clear. But I'm open to talking about it if you want to

Matt Mullenweg /
@photomatt: @mathewi That's fine, we can agree to disagree, and check back where things end up in a few weeks.

Matt Mullenweg /
@photomatt: @mathewi That's a really bad take, and I wish you had at least tried to call me before writing it.

Annemarie Bridy /
@AnnemarieBridy@mastodon.social: Here's a fair summary and assessment of the recent series of unfortunate events at WordPress/Automattic from @mathewi. It captures my own thoughts and, yes, feelings about it pretty perfectly. — Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it? — https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/ ... @jbz@indieweb.social: Is Matt Mullenweg defending WordPress or sabotaging it? — Mathew Ingram — https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/ ... #wordpress #opensource

Dan Kennedy /
@dankennedy_nu@journa.host: I've been using WordPress since 2005. @mathewi has written the clearest explanation I've seen of the mess involving wordpress-dot-org, wordpress-dot-com and WP Engine. Fortunately I'm not a WP Engine customer, though they seem to have done nothing wrong. https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/ ...

Dave Winer /
daveverse: I have bad luck hooking up to platforms

The Verge:

X drops Unilever from its “advertiser boycott” lawsuit, after making a deal with Unilever “to continue our partnership” as part of an “ecosystem-wide solution”— X is dropping claims against Unilever in its lawsuit that accuses advertisers and brands …

Discussion:
@xnews, @auntjemima.bsky.social, @martyswant, @ariellesgarcia, @martyswant, @followtheh, Benzinga, @harrypujols.com, MediaPost, Gizmodo, Reuters, @rev-colleen.bsky.social, @arthurdeodat.bsky.social, @electriceden92.bsky.social, @beefreeferlives.bsky.social, @jesseraub.bsky.social, @crumbler@threads.net, @paleofuture.bsky.social, @broximar@threads.net, @wagatwe.com, Wall Street Journal, New York Post and TVNewsCheck

Discussion:
@xnews: X is pleased to have reached an agreement with Unilever and to continue our partnership with them on the platform. Today's news is the first part of the ecosystem-wide solution and we look forward to more resolution across the industry.

Marty Swant /
@martyswant: I'm *very* curious to the terms X and Unilever have agreed to in this case. Anyone know if CVS or Mars have similar deals in the works?

Arielle Garcia /
@ariellesgarcia: I will never understand why extortion was allowed to metastasize as a legitimate digital ad business model. Alas, here we are. More on this wild “agreement” here: https://www.theverge.com/...

Marty Swant /
@martyswant: Here's the court filing related to this announcement: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...

Ananya Gairola /
Benzinga: Elon Musk's X Reaches Agreement With Unilever, Drops It From Ad Boycott Lawsuit: ‘First Part Of The Ecosystem-Wide Solution’

Harry Pujols /
@harrypujols.com: I wonder what Ben & Jerry would say about that

Mike Scarcella /
Reuters: Elon Musk's X drops Unilever from advertiser boycott lawsuit @rev-colleen.bsky.social: Awe man, Cif and Ben and Jerry's! Damn. Okay. — www.unilever.com/brands/all- b...

Tyler /
@electriceden92.bsky.social: Money, real or simply valued, is a gravitational force. Now that the persons who have the most of it are psychotic Nazis, the world around us will gradually be remade to be more amenable to psychotic Nazism. Simple as. [embedded post] @beefreeferlives.bsky.social: Whelp, no more Ben & Jerry's or Hellman's mayo for me!! — Don't see any other brands on there that I buy. Usually try to buy local anyway... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... @jesseraub.bsky.social: elon musk going full pro-Trump is an effort to appeal to CEOs so that they override Marketing Departments and resume advertising on Twitter and it's working [embedded post]

Casey Newton /
@crumbler@threads.net: Extortion works!

Matt Novak /
@paleofuture.bsky.social: I know we were all joking that suing advertisers was a dumb way to get them to advertise with you. But.... [embedded post]

Jesse /
@broximar@threads.net: I mean, Unilever and Elon see eye to eye on a lot of things, like hating their workers and being friendly to Russia, so this checks out

Megan Graham /
Wall Street Journal: X Drops Unilever From Lawsuit Against Advertisers, Citing a New Agreement

Thomas Barrabi /
New York Post: Elon Musk's X, Unilever reach settlement after left-leaning ad boycott dustup

Nieman Lab:

Ahead of Hurricane Milton, NPR revised its CMS to enable 200+ member stations to publish text-only versions of their sites, accessible when bandwidth is scarce— In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.

Discussion:
@spj_tweets, @tomaxwell, TVNewsCheck, @raywert, @isalara, @davidclinchnews, @jbenton, Adweek, @niemanlab@threads.net and Current

Discussion:
@spj_tweets: “So on Wednesday, NPR made a small change in Grove...that allowed them to publish bare-bones, text-only versions of their sites. It looks straight out of the mid-1990s web...but it loads like a dream when your phone is barely finding...coverage.” https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Thomas Maxwell /
@tomaxwell: With Hurricane Milton looming, NPR revised its CMS so 200+ local stations could publish text-only sites as networks slowed to a crawl. WUSF's normal website was 8.5 megabytes. Text-only version was just 21 kilobytes https://www.niemanlab.org/...

George Winslow /
TVNewsCheck: NAB Show New York Attendance Tops 12K

Ray Wert /
@raywert: This is giving me flashbacks to the World Wide Web of the late 90s — and Gawker Media sites right after Superstorm Sandy.

Isabel Lara /
@isalara: “This morning, loading the main https://wusf.org/ homepage required 8.5 megabytes of bandwidth. The text-only page needed only 21.5 kilobytes. That's a difference of about 400×.”

David Clinch /
@davidclinchnews: Every local news org, local emergency website, and even local community page should have a low bandwidth text-only version for emergencies https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Joshua Benton /
@jbenton: New by me —> With Hurricane Milton looming and cellular networks damaged, Florida's NPR stations got a lower-bandwidth way to reach residents yesterday. (Text-only news sites!) https://www.niemanlab.org/...

Brad Pareso /
Adweek: Hurricane Milton: News Outlet Coverage, Meteorologist Death Threats, NRP Goes Text-Only, Social Media Conspiracy Theories @niemanlab@threads.net: With Hurricane Milton bearing down on the Florida coast, NPR finds a low-bandwidth way to get news to residents https://www.niemanlab.org/...

The Verge:

A review of Submerged, the first scripted short film shot in Apple's Immersive Video for the Vision Pro: technologically impressive, but an isolating experience— I don't like submarines. The idea of being trapped, several hundred feet underwater, in a narrow, creaking death trap? No thanks.

Discussion:
@justinryanio, @alexlindsay, @jetscott, @nikiasmolina, @markbozon, @sadlyitsbradley, @vyyyper, @writermcg, @m1astra, @kentbye, @metaversozoeira, @bengeskin, @climbinsidegame, @kentbye, @neilcybart, @ariel_emeraldvr, Above Avalon, @parkerortolani@threads.net, @iamkonstantineu@threads.net, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, @caseyliss@mastodon.social, Advanced Television, Adweek, The Verge, @jalefkowit@vmst.io, @jsnell@zeppelin.flights, @stroughtonsmith …, The Hollywood Reporter, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Broadband TV News, @stroughtonsmith … and 9to5Mac

Discussion:

Justin Ryan /
@justinryanio: Apple's new immersive video, Submerged, is a masterpiece! For a closer look at how they pulled it off don't miss the Bonus video The Making of Submerged. Shot on location in Prague, Brussels, and Malta, it involved a 23-ton submarine set made to withstand being fully submerged. [video] @alexlindsay: Apple Vision Pro - “Submerged” is the highest quality 180 footage I have ever seen. - Not sure I like the extreme closeups or extreme wides. But the middle is incredible. - Surprised that cuts worked - Camera moves make you uncomfortable by design - amazing. More please.

Scott Stein /
@jetscott: Submerged is Apple's first scripted Vision Pro Immersive Video - I saw an early screening that felt like I was suddenly onboard the sub myself. Also spoke w director Edward Berger about what it was like to make a film for the format: https://www.cnet.com/...

Nikias Molina /
@nikiasmolina: Apple is CHANGING cinema forever. THIS IS INSANE. IT FELS LIKE YOU'RE INSIDE OF THE ACTION. IT'S IMMERSIVE. Submerged will be the first scripted film in Apple Immersive Video. Watch only on Apple Vision Pro on October 10. [video]

Mark Bozon /
@markbozon: Just got done watching Submerged, the 17 minute Apple Vision Pro short film that just launched at midnight. Lots to love, and some great lessons around 180 immersive filmmaking and storytelling. Excited to see the space evolve! Congrats to all my old colleagues at @Apple. ✌️ [image]

Brad Lynch /
@sadlyitsbradley: @DK15779516 They used to not even let you see your arms and hands at all in this mode I've been told it because they want to drive the displays at a higher brightness during these HDR movies without worrying about making the duty cycle too low @vyyyper: I literally JUST finished watching this and OMG!!! This was CRAZY!! I felt like I was actually IN the middle of a survival horror game! It felt SOOO REAL!! Please Apple make MORE of THESE!!!! Shit it was INCREDIBLE!!!! @writermcg: I just watched Submerged, @Apple first immersive movie. My first thought is that the approach to drama is going to have to change now that the intimacy is as if the human beings are directly in front of you in photo realistic 3-D — less is no longer more. [image] @m1astra: This is by far the best piece of immersive content Apple has released. It's almost unsettling how real it feels—you won't fully understand until you watch it. This should absolutely be a part of Apple's in store Vision Pro demos.

Kent Bye /
@kentbye: I just watched the SUBMERGED film & definitely check it out if you have an Apple Vision Pro. After watching well over 1000 immersive stories over the past decade, then I have some thoughts: SUBMERGED feels like it's using a little bit too much film grammar that doesn't always

Rafael Torres /
@metaversozoeira: I just watched submerged on Apple Vision Pro in immersive videos and it was amazing, speechless! Sound, image quality and I was apprehensive, I lived as if inside the submarine. Incredible! [image]

Ben Geskin /
@bengeskin: @connorjewiss @AppleTV This film is 17 minutes long, which I think is a good length for most people. For this kind of content, 30 minutes seems like a solid limit for the near future. Once Vision gets smaller, lighter, and more comfortable, then we can talk about longer runtimes, imo @climbinsidegame: Just watched Submerged on the vision pro. A new milestone for 3D home video. It is an action packed short that had me terrified. It is a better viewing experience than iMax or anything I've seen before, especially factoring in seating in a theatre, etc.

Kent Bye /
@kentbye: @ariel_emeraldVR I'd say many of the other Apple Immersive videos released so far do a better job, but they're also much more documentary focused. But I think Charlotte Mikkelborg's Adventure episode did a great job. Any of Felix and Paul's pieces are incredible, and especially Traveling While

Neil Cybart /
@neilcybart: With Apple Immersive Video, consumers have access *today* to groundbreaking technology that is truly mesmerizing. It's unlike anything that we have experienced in the past. We don't always need to wait for the future to arrive.

Ariel Emerald /
@ariel_emeraldvr: @kentbye Interested in this. What is an example of an immersive film that you would say doesnt fall victim to these flaws? (not that I have a vision pro yet to try them lol)

Neil Cybart /
Above Avalon: Apple Releases First Scripted Film in Apple Immersive Video, Thoughts After Watching “Submerged,” The Future of Video

Parker Ortolani /
@parkerortolani@threads.net: Just watched Submerged on Vision Pro. It was pretty incredible. Visually lives up to the expectations of what we wanted to get out of the hardware, no question. But still, it was super short. Was bummed when it was over.

Konstantin Ko /
@iamkonstantineu@threads.net: Apple should release Submerged for the Meta Quest and PS VR, so people can actually watch it 🤭.

Brad Bennett /
MobileSyrup: Submerged on Apple Vision Pro blew me away

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Vision Pro's first scripted immersive film is coming this week, here's the trailer

Casey Liss /
@caseyliss@mastodon.social: I've seen Apple's new “Submerged” immersive ~17-minute short film for the Vision Pro. As well as the making of. — • I want all action movies to be like this — • This is the kind of interest I want Apple to show in the platform — • Why was *every* AVP on set sporting the Developer Strap? …

Jason Lefkowitz /
@jalefkowit@vmst.io: This article about Apple's new “immersive film” for the Vision Pro gets at something I've thought about all the attempts to make films for VR: they miss what makes film so powerful. — The power of film is that the camera becomes the viewer's eye into this world. … @jsnell@zeppelin.flights: “Submerged” is really smart. The director made some very clever choices that work well in the Immersive format, including use of depth of field, reverse angle cuts so the geography is familiar, close-ups, careful camera moves (mostly pushing in/pulling out)... really well made. …

Steve Troughton-Smith /
@stroughtonsmith …: “It'll get better later” is not a strategy, because developers and users will have long made up their mind before then. Once that bozo bit flips...

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: Why Oscar Winner Edward Berger Made His Latest Film For Apple Vision Pro

Trevor Mogg /
Digital Trends: Apple's new Submerged movie for Vision Pro is not for bathtime viewing

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Here's Apple's lineup of new Immersive Video content coming soon to Vision Pro

Kyle Barr /
Gizmodo: The Apple Vision Pro's First ‘Immersive’ Movie Looks Incredible Due to Classic Filmmaking Techniques

Julian Clover /
Broadband TV News: Apple debuts first scripted film captured in Apple Immersive Video

Steve Troughton-Smith /
@stroughtonsmith …: ‘Where are all the Vision Pro apps?’ begins and ends with Apple. Is this a computer, or is it a fancy Apple TV for rich people? Where is Pages and Numbers? Swift Playgrounds? Final Cut, Logic? iMovie? Native ports of Maps? Reminders? Calendar? Podcasts? Books? …

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Submerged immersive film now available on Vision Pro, plus making of video

Engadget:

Steam now tells its users that they're buying a license, not a game, ahead of a California law that forces companies to do so when customers “buy” digital media— The company appears to be getting ahead of a California law going into force next year.

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Destructoid, The Verge, PCWorld, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, PlayStation LifeStyle and r/SteamDeck

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Tiago Manuel /
Destructoid: Steam reminds players they don't own the games they “buy” on the platform

Laurent Giret /
Thurrott: Steam Now Makes It Clearer That its Users Don't Own Their Games

Bradly Shankar /
MobileSyrup: Steam now reminds you that you don't actually own digital games you purchase

Kevin Purdy /