Talaria VR Development Blog

Render Model In our third and final day, we started out with creating our own render models for the reference objects given to us in our hardware development kit.  Synapse taught the course using open-source software, namely Blender.  After successfully modelling/downloading our render models (which included Thor’s hammer, a longsword, a Portal gun, and more), we tossed them into our SteamVR render models folder.  If you want to change up some render models yourself, take a look at the format of…

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Full Day Alright!  Today was our first full on training day, and we did nothing but learn from 9:00 – 5:00; it was so amazing!  We’re all very much friends in the class at this point, cracking jokes and sharing ideas.  Synapse does a great job at creating a fantastic educational environment; I’d be eager to return here in the future if I ever have the opportunity. Highlights for the second day are that we learned how to simulate and…

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Synapse We started out with a tour around the Synapse offices (Synapse is the product design team Valve worked with on multiple concepts for the Steam Link and Steam Controller, and they have been integral in streamlining the technical side of the SteamVR system).  It’s a brilliantly creative environment with an open floor plan, a rock wall for destressing, and dogs were scurrying around everywhere, even in the elevators.  Only 10 other people were in the training with me (this is…

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Blog Welcome to the Talaria VR development blog!  I’m Peter Hollander, an independent hardware and software developer working on virtual reality products and content.  This is going to be a place where I share with the community our progress and development of Talaria brand hardware and software.  I hope to use this blog as an open documentation of our work, as well as a strong connection with the passionate community that surrounds the VR medium.  I’m looking forward to sharing our…

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