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The Power of Glove

Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS) And um, what we’re working towardsis building

Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS) And um, what we’re working towards
is building

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Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS)
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And um, what we’re working towards is building...
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:30
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.
A new level of reality called Virtual Reality. - The Power of Glove 00:04
A new level of reality called Virtual Reality.
In 1982 I moved out to California and joined Atari. - The Power of Glove 00:08
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 00:04
I had the glove, and I actually showed it to Atari.
They offered me $10,000 for the patent. - The Power of Glove 00:04
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 00:07
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 00:05
And um, I met Jaron Lanier at an electronic music concert.
When Jaron Lanier & Tom Zimmerman got together, Tom had... - The Power of Glove 00:05
When Jaron Lanier & Tom Zimmerman got together, Tom had....
A simple version of a glove, and Jaron had an idea... - The Power of Glove 00:05
A simple version of a glove, and Jaron had an idea...
And we then added the ultrasound tracking, - The Power of Glove 00:08
And we then added the ultrasound tracking,
VPL was a small company and was chronically under-funded. - The Power of Glove 00:04
VPL was a small company and was chronically under-funded.
We had very short deadlines and kinda really big ideas... - The Power of Glove 00:05
We had very short deadlines and kinda really big ideas...
We were open to every possibility. - The Power of Glove 00:04
We were open to every possibility.
We tried to do a programming language, - The Power of Glove 00:10
We tried to do a programming language,
Between human and computer interface. - The Power of Glove 00:04
Between human and computer interface.
Uh, along the way, we had to make money. - The Power of Glove 00:04
Uh, along the way, we had to make money.
So, Jaron was developing a visual programming language... - The Power of Glove 00:05
So, Jaron was developing a visual programming language...
And I remember there were kangaroos and ice-cubes, - The Power of Glove 00:07
And I remember there were kangaroos and ice-cubes,
I think what happened was people said, - The Power of Glove 00:06
I think what happened was people said,
We just want to play video games.” - The Power of Glove 00:05
We just want to play video games.”
< The soon-to-be-released music glove, - The Power of Glove 00:09
< The soon-to-be-released music glove,