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The Power of Glove

Now I had a working system; I could demonstrate of the ideaswe had just been talking about

Now I had a working system; I could demonstrate of the ideas
we had just been talking about

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Now I had a working system;
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I could demonstrate of the ideas we had just been talking about...
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:49
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.
It turned out what happened was once we finally built those systems, - The Power of Glove 00:08
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 00:11
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 00:05
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 00:05
OK, so, alright I started this company; it’s called VPL.
Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS) - The Power of Glove 00:05
Hi new cameras! (LAUGHS)
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.