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The Power of Glove

A documentary that chronicles the journey of the world's most notorious video game controller: the Power Glove. For the first time, discover the history and legacy behind the glove that helped inspire a generation.

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Andrew Austin, Adam Ward, Paula Kosowski

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Command International Pictures

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The challenge is finding
new challenges, - The Power of Glove

The challenge is finding new challenges,

Well this is the latest thing
in computer games: - The Power of Glove

Well this is the latest thing in computer games:

I was about 11 years old, - The Power of Glove

I was about 11 years old,

It was totally worthless,
but it looked cool at the time. - The Power of Glove

It was totally worthless, but it looked cool at the time.

Seeing my hand actually,
you know, in the game... - The Power of Glove

Seeing my hand actually, you know, in the game...

Hey Johnny, when I said
I’d be on “Video Power” anytime, - The Power of Glove

Hey Johnny, when I said I’d be on “Video Power” anytime,...

I’m sorry Novak, I couldn’t wait
to show my friends the Power Glove. - The Power of Glove

I’m sorry Novak, I couldn’t wait to show my friends the Powe...

Ah, what can I say?
Uh, since you’re here, - The Power of Glove

Ah, what can I say? Uh, since you’re here,

Sure, basically the Power Glove
turns your arm into kind-of... - The Power of Glove

Sure, basically the Power Glove turns your arm into kind-of....

I worked at Mattel Toys for
about 4 and a half years... - The Power of Glove

I worked at Mattel Toys for about 4 and a half years...

I designed the custom game software
for use with the Glove. - The Power of Glove

I designed the custom game software for use with the Glove.

The only one that was ever published
was “Super Glove Ball.” - The Power of Glove

The only one that was ever published was “Super Glove Ball.”...

And so they had a glove they’d made
called the DataGlove. - The Power of Glove

And so they had a glove they’d made called the DataGlove.

The DataGlove was this $10,000 glove
that NASA used for research. - The Power of Glove

The DataGlove was this $10,000 glove that NASA used for rese...

From all over the world
to show stuff to our executives. - The Power of Glove

From all over the world to show stuff to our executives.

When we flew into L.A.
to pitch the product to Mattel, - The Power of Glove

When we flew into L.A. to pitch the product to Mattel,

I was still trying to get
the Power Glove demo working. - The Power of Glove

I was still trying to get the Power Glove demo working.

They presented, I think they had
the prototype of the Glove... - The Power of Glove

They presented, I think they had the prototype of the Glove....

And they were demoing it with
a game, a commercial game... - The Power of Glove

And they were demoing it with a game, a commercial game...

Then Jill Barad stands up,
and she said, “I wanna try!” - The Power of Glove

Then Jill Barad stands up, and she said, “I wanna try!”

There’s no way she’s going
to be able to do this.” - The Power of Glove

There’s no way she’s going to be able to do this.”

And you have to throw punches
like this, - The Power of Glove

And you have to throw punches like this,

And the first thing she did:
she punched and she knocked... - The Power of Glove

And the first thing she did: she punched and she knocked...

And she was completely thrilled.
She un-velcros the glove, - The Power of Glove

And she was completely thrilled. She un-velcros the glove,

Out in the hall!
We’re doing this fucking product.” - The Power of Glove

Out in the hall! We’re doing this fucking product.”

Ultrasonic tracking
gives you precision control! - The Power of Glove

Ultrasonic tracking gives you precision control!

All your Nintendo games come to life
with the Power Glove! - The Power of Glove

All your Nintendo games come to life with the Power Glove!

The Power Glove!
Everything else is child’s play. - The Power of Glove

The Power Glove! Everything else is child’s play.

(COUNTING) - The Power of Glove

You know, I got heckled a lot.
A lot of people were like, - The Power of Glove

You know, I got heckled a lot. A lot of people were like,

Earth is kinda boring. (LAUGHS)
It really is! - The Power of Glove

Earth is kinda boring. (LAUGHS) It really is!

So if you’re not an astronaut, - The Power of Glove

So if you’re not an astronaut,

In video games, your imagination
is as far as technology... - The Power of Glove

In video games, your imagination is as far as technology...

Allows you to express it, and
the Power Glove connects me to that. - The Power of Glove

Allows you to express it, and the Power Glove connects me to...

If I didn’t wear the Power Glove,
I’d be like most gamers... - The Power of Glove

If I didn’t wear the Power Glove, I’d be like most gamers......

They loved it when they was a child,
they had all the imagination, - The Power of Glove

They loved it when they was a child, they had all the imagin...

And I’m like, well I’m gonna wear
the Glove no matter what, - The Power of Glove

And I’m like, well I’m gonna wear the Glove no matter what,...

And then, you know,
so I live like two lives... - The Power of Glove

And then, you know, so I live like two lives...

I don’t wanna say I’m like Batman,
but I knew that was gonna come up. - The Power of Glove

I don’t wanna say I’m like Batman, but I knew that was gonna...

So, I’ve been doing this for
a very long time, - The Power of Glove

So, I’ve been doing this for a very long time,

I’m Tri-Force: Game-Master. - The Power of Glove

I’m Tri-Force: Game-Master.

(ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC) - The Power of Glove

(ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

I call human interface
where the bits meet the flesh, - The Power of Glove

I call human interface where the bits meet the flesh,

I’m Tom Zimmerman & I’m the inventor
of the original DataGlove, - The Power of Glove

I’m Tom Zimmerman & I’m the inventor of the original Dat...

We collaborated to create
what became the DataGlove. - The Power of Glove

We collaborated to create what became the DataGlove.

A DataGlove, came from discussions
we were having about ways... - The Power of Glove

A DataGlove, came from discussions we were having about ways...

To control electronic music
with gesture. - The Power of Glove

To control electronic music with gesture.

The electronic music that was
happening in the 70s went through... - The Power of Glove

The electronic music that was happening in the 70s went thro...

So much equipment that it was
a total cerebral experience. - The Power of Glove

So much equipment that it was a total cerebral experience.

You had to think about what
you wanted to do to make the sound, - The Power of Glove

You had to think about what you wanted to do to make the sou...

We wanna just feel it.
We wanna make it interactive. - The Power of Glove

We wanna just feel it. We wanna make it interactive.

We wanna feel it. We don’t wanna
know what all the details are. - The Power of Glove

We wanna feel it. We don’t wanna know what all the details a...

Jimi-Hendrix-kind of guitar
coming out of the speakers. - The Power of Glove

Jimi-Hendrix-kind of guitar coming out of the speakers.

So I boiled it down to a problem,
an engineering problem, - The Power of Glove

So I boiled it down to a problem, an engineering problem,

The DataGlove, - The Power of Glove

That was pretty much analagous
to what the Power Glove was... - The Power of Glove

That was pretty much analagous to what the Power Glove was.....

As far as the sensors
are concerned, the bend sensors. - The Power of Glove

As far as the sensors are concerned, the bend sensors.

I was so enamored with the idea
of conducting virtual orchestras... - The Power of Glove

I was so enamored with the idea of conducting virtual orches...

And hooked them to my Atari 400. - The Power of Glove

And hooked them to my Atari 400.

Now I had a working system; - The Power of Glove

Now I had a working system;

It turned out what happened was
once we finally built those systems, - The Power of Glove

It turned out what happened was once we finally built those ...

Without the physical feedback
of the neck of the guitar. (LAUGHS) - The Power of Glove

Without the physical feedback of the neck of the guitar. (LA...

Hello! So, now you wanted me to talk
about virtual reality a bit? - The Power of Glove

Hello! So, now you wanted me to talk about virtual reality a...

OK, so, alright I started
this company; it’s called VPL. - The Power of Glove

OK, so, alright I started this company; it’s called VPL.

Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS) - The Power of Glove

Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS)

A new level of reality called
Virtual Reality. - The Power of Glove

A new level of reality called Virtual Reality.

In 1982 I moved out to California
and joined Atari. - The Power of Glove

In 1982 I moved out to California and joined Atari.

I had the glove,
and I actually showed it to Atari. - The Power of Glove

I had the glove, and I actually showed it to Atari.

They offered me $10,000
for the patent. - The Power of Glove

They offered me $10,000 for the patent.

And I talked to a friend of mine
in New York and he said, - The Power of Glove

And I talked to a friend of mine in New York and he said,

And um, I met Jaron Lanier
at an electronic music concert. - The Power of Glove

And um, I met Jaron Lanier at an electronic music concert.

When Jaron Lanier & Tom Zimmerman
got together, Tom had... - The Power of Glove

When Jaron Lanier & Tom Zimmerman got together, Tom had....

A simple version of a glove,
and Jaron had an idea... - The Power of Glove

A simple version of a glove, and Jaron had an idea...

And we then added the
ultrasound tracking, - The Power of Glove

And we then added the ultrasound tracking,

VPL was a small company and
was chronically under-funded. - The Power of Glove

VPL was a small company and was chronically under-funded.

We had very short deadlines and
kinda really big ideas... - The Power of Glove

We had very short deadlines and kinda really big ideas...

We were open to every possibility. - The Power of Glove

We were open to every possibility.

We tried to do
a programming language, - The Power of Glove

We tried to do a programming language,

Between human
and computer interface. - The Power of Glove

Between human and computer interface.

Uh, along the way,
we had to make money. - The Power of Glove

Uh, along the way, we had to make money.

So, Jaron was developing
a visual programming language... - The Power of Glove

So, Jaron was developing a visual programming language...

And I remember there were
kangaroos and ice-cubes, - The Power of Glove

And I remember there were kangaroos and ice-cubes,

I think what happened
was people said, - The Power of Glove

I think what happened was people said,

We just want to play video games.” - The Power of Glove

We just want to play video games.”

< The soon-to-be-released
music glove, - The Power of Glove

< The soon-to-be-released music glove,

< They are the New York-based
Abrams/Gentile Entertainment, - The Power of Glove

< They are the New York-based Abrams/Gentile Entertainmen...

Abrams/Gentile Entertainment
was started back in 1986. - The Power of Glove

Abrams/Gentile Entertainment was started back in 1986.

For all of the film studios. - The Power of Glove

For all of the film studios.

Was a movie poster
for the movie “Rambo.” - The Power of Glove

Was a movie poster for the movie “Rambo.”

Wow! > - The Power of Glove

The Power of Glove poster

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A documentary that chronicles the journey of the world's most notorious video game controller: the Power Glove. For the first time, discover the history and legacy behind the glove that helped inspire a generation.

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Director: Andrew Austin, Adam Ward, Paula Kosowski

Writer: Andrew Austin, Paula Kosowski, Adam Ward

Production: Command International Pictures

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 26 Aug 2017

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://thepowerofglove.com/