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Feb 20, 2020

Half + Half at Brooklyn Academy of Music & MIT Reality Hack

Hey everyone, I’ve got a few quick updates to share today, so let’s dive right in. MIT Reality Hack Last month Normal got to sponsor the MIT Reality Hack hackathon and had an absolute blast working with everyone there. I just about cried when everyone cheered for us during the opening ceremony. …

Half Half

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Half + Half at Brooklyn Academy of Music & MIT Reality Hack
Half + Half at Brooklyn Academy of Music & MIT Reality Hack
Half Half

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Dec 24, 2019

Half + Half Starball Update

Hey everyone, We’ve got a quick holiday update for you. We’re making Half + Half free for the holidays, and we’ve added a new game mode called Starball :) Starball With its smooth movement, serene environment, peaceful music and the sound of wind rustling between your ears, it’s no wonder that…

Half And Half

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Half + Half Starball Update
Half + Half Starball Update
Half And Half

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Oct 18, 2019

Half + Half Matchmaking Update

Hey fam, A few weeks ago we launched our multiplayer VR game Half + Half! We’re beyond thrilled with the release, and we wanted to share a few highlights as well as a few updates we’ve made today. We made a big splash at the Oculus Connect 6 keynote. Half…

Virtual Reality

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Half + Half Matchmaking Update
Half + Half Matchmaking Update
Virtual Reality

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Aug 28, 2019

Working Remotely in VR & AR

What’s up family! Not too many people know this, but the entire team at Normal works remotely. Having a remote team has allowed us to hire people all over the world. However, it can make collaboration difficult. No one wants to open a VR prototype, try it out, and then…

Virtual Reality

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Working Remotely in VR & AR
Working Remotely in VR & AR
Virtual Reality

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Aug 15, 2019

Using AR to see into the VR world

Yooooooo, I’ve been waiting to write this post for over two years now. I originally got into VR because of how immersive it is. And while it can transport you to an entirely different world, it’s still a very isolating medium. In most cases, everyone else in the room is…

Virtual Reality

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Using AR to see into the VR world
Using AR to see into the VR world
Virtual Reality

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May 7, 2019

Introducing Normcore: High Quality Multiplayer Networking for Unity

Yooooooooo, it’s ya boi, Max Weisel, chief blob officer here at Normal with some exciting news. Today we’re launching Normcore, a multiplayer networking plugin for Unity. If you’ve ever tried building a multiplayer game, you know it’s a lot of work. Even just getting to the point where you can…

Virtual Reality

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Introducing Normcore: High Quality Multiplayer Networking for Unity
Introducing Normcore: High Quality Multiplayer Networking for Unity
Virtual Reality

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Oct 8, 2018

Oculus Quest is the only VR headset that you should care about

Hey fam, We’ve been pretty quiet over here at Normal. We’re about to announce some cool stuff, but in the meantime, I wanted to put together a quick write-up about Oculus Quest. Last week Oculus announced Oculus Quest. A $399 standalone VR headset with room-scale head and hands tracking. …

Normal

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Oculus Quest is the only VR headset that you should care about
Oculus Quest is the only VR headset that you should care about
Normal

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Feb 3, 2017

An open-source keyboard to make your own

A while back, my friend Robbie let me try out a keyboard his team was working on at Google. It was something they were calling the ‘drum keyboard’ and, as you might suspect, it worked similarly to a set of drums. Using two hand controllers, you could bang out letters…

Cutie Keys

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An open-source keyboard to make your own
An open-source keyboard to make your own
Cutie Keys

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Jan 11, 2017

Your Couch, Now in VR!

We at Normal VR have been working in VR for a while now, and have come to notice a pattern…

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Your Couch, Now in VR!
Your Couch, Now in VR!

5 min read


May 2, 2016

Throwing Throw Down

Hi everyone and welcome to our blog! We are NormalVR, your neighborhood virtual reality shop. As we delve deeper into VR, we occasionally come across obstacles and opportunities that we think are worth sharing with the VR community. We hope to write about how we navigate the unique set of…

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Throwing Throw Down
Throwing Throw Down

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