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The Power of Glove

And it was so out there.’ You don’t get that excitementanymore for a toy

and it was so out there.’ You don’t get that excitement
anymore for a toy

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and it was so out there.’
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You don’t get that excitement anymore for a toy.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:37
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Command International Pictures

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Movie Summary

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.
You know, things are always constantly coming out, - The Power of Glove 00:06
You know, things are always constantly coming out,
And it’s, you know, the eighties. It really reminds you of that time. - The Power of Glove 00:04
And it’s, you know, the eighties. It really reminds you of t...
For years it was always the butt of jokes. - The Power of Glove 00:04
For years it was always the butt of jokes.
Like, “this piece of crap!” - The Power of Glove 00:10
Like, “this piece of crap!”
The three-dimensional poisitoning worked really well... - The Power of Glove 00:04
The three-dimensional poisitoning worked really well...
If you calibrated it correctly. So people started hacking. - The Power of Glove 00:05
If you calibrated it correctly. So people started hacking.
My name is Linda Jacobson and I am a virtual reality evangelist. - The Power of Glove 00:06
My name is Linda Jacobson and I am a virtual reality evangel...
I’ve been writing & speaking about virtual reality... - The Power of Glove 00:04
I’ve been writing & speaking about virtual reality...
And producing virtual experiences for about 25 years. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And producing virtual experiences for about 25 years.
And I wrote the book “Garage Virtual Reality” in 1994. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And I wrote the book “Garage Virtual Reality” in 1994.
I grew up in the sixties & seventies and I was really affected... - The Power of Glove 00:06
I grew up in the sixties & seventies and I was really af...
By the political Zeitgeist of the time, - The Power of Glove 00:17
By the political Zeitgeist of the time,
They were all in prestigious research labs... - The Power of Glove 00:04
They were all in prestigious research labs...
And working for government agencies or universities. - The Power of Glove 00:05
And working for government agencies or universities.
And the technology was not accessible to hobbyists. - The Power of Glove 00:06
And the technology was not accessible to hobbyists.
Here this Power Glove didn’t do well with the little kids, - The Power of Glove 00:09
Here this Power Glove didn’t do well with the little kids,
For very smart, geeky young adults to figure out... - The Power of Glove 00:07
For very smart, geeky young adults to figure out...
That they could hijack this really cool toy controller... - The Power of Glove 00:05
That they could hijack this really cool toy controller...
Young people at home saw this affordable controller... - The Power of Glove 00:06
Young people at home saw this affordable controller...
As a really great way to gain access... - The Power of Glove 00:04
As a really great way to gain access...