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The Power of Glove

We wanna just feel it.We wanna make it interactive

We wanna just feel it.
We wanna make it interactive

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00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.712
We wanna just feel it. We wanna make it interactive.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:58
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.
We wanna feel it. We don’t wanna know what all the details are. - The Power of Glove 00:04
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 00:04
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 00:06
So I boiled it down to a problem, an engineering problem,
The DataGlove, - The Power of Glove 00:07
The DataGlove,
That was pretty much analagous to what the Power Glove was... - The Power of Glove 00:06
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 00:05
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 00:05
I was so enamored with the idea of conducting virtual orches...
And hooked them to my Atari 400. - The Power of Glove 00:04
And hooked them to my Atari 400.
Now I had a working system; - The Power of Glove 00:07
Now I had a working system;
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.