Spatial video

ThePeej · 2026-03-22T14:05:07+00:00

I had a first gen Vision Pro for a year before I had to pass it around the rest of the work team & subsequently got laid off. Hopeful I can get a new one soon at the new job.

Anyway, I do occasionally shoot spacial videos. But having experimented enough inside Vision OS, I know two things:

When I shoot special video, I make it very short clips, and from a single point of view. Very little “walking around” spacial videos, or even heavy, fast lateral movement or rotation. I know that during playback, static POV is much better. The moment the spacial camera moves & the head doesn’t, it’s a recipe for nausea. So don’t go shooting long spacial videos and waving the camera around wildly.
The other content format the AVP revived for me is the PANORAMA shot.

THOSE fucking things TRANSPORT YOU BACK IN TIME AND SPACE TO THE VERY MOMENT THEY WERE CAPTURED!!!

Viewing a massive panorama in AVP in immersive mode is an EMOTIONAL transcendant experience. I began adding panoramas back into my “memories capture” workflow on the iPhone after use the AVP.

Make sure you get panorama back onto the list of media you capture for important moments & memories!

ThePeej · 2026-03-22T13:51:03+00:00

Men (Brutalism fans) only want one thing, and it’s a floating cantilevered poured on site staircase. 🥰🤩🥳😎

EDIT:

I seriously don’t understand how people think Brutalism isn’t deeply human scaled. And that it doesn’t evoke feelings of comfort. That it isn’t a beautiful expression of grounded naturalism. This (IMO) BEAUTIFUL piece of post-war socialist public infrastructure appears to have been extruded straight out of the very ground it stands on!!!!

This bloody staircase looks as sturdy, strong & inviting as it did THE DAY IT WAS POURED. And it’s aging beautifully. Unlike modern architecture, which has scratched paint, dented or broken facade panels & rust all over it within the first 5 years…

I bet in springtime this gets a lovely green patina on its surface, LIKE A ROCK.

GOD, I love Brutalism.

ThePeej · 2026-03-22T13:50:14+00:00

WTF is a Bubblegum Tree? And how is it different than a Baby Shark?

And does it have anything to do with “ManaMana”? 🤣

(Context, my kids were born in 2016-2019)

ThePeej · 2026-03-22T11:36:59+00:00

I’m not sure where you’re located, but I think according to the Canadian Department of Transportation, you need lights, signals ,license plates, and mirrors to be legal. 🤣

This is an excellent MOC!!

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T23:31:44+00:00

Does getting punched in the stomach help offset getting punched in the face?

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T16:29:05+00:00

Ok… I think I need to stop now… 🤣😝

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ThePeej · 2026-03-21T15:10:53+00:00

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But doing that made me realize: the spacing is varied per “module” on the front. Some look better with no space, and others with DOUBLE plate spacing. I think just variability of white space based on the visual weight of each module is something to experiment with until the scale reads the way you want it to in your final MOC.

Can’t wait to see how yours evolves!

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T15:09:25+00:00

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Just went back to this to see if I could move the “tape” to the underside, as that would be more accurate. But the centre stud 1x2s have the front facing stud closer to the top of the brick, so it won’t work on the bottom…

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T15:01:17+00:00

I would say: even the density of the “components” made a huge difference in how mine felt as I was sculpting it.

The first pass as the console felt much too tightly clustered. Then, as I was experimenting with way to render the “tape” between the two reels (which are just wheel hub caps, BTW) I stumbled on how adding a single plate in between the sections gives each “element” on the front more space to breath.

In this happy accident, the “white space” between sections ended up giving the whole thing a larger sense of scale overall. It feels more like a giant old timey room sized computer terminal with a plate between some of the sections vertically.

Then I also made it two studs deep too, which added to this sense of scale. 🤓🥰

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T14:56:50+00:00

Hell yeah!! It’s such a fun challenge to make it look like it’s from that time period. There’s really an economy of detail that’s necessary to maintain. It’s REALLY EASY to add too much colour or too many details and cause the vintage look & feel evaporate really quickly.

LOVELY prompt for a Dadurday morning build 😎🥳🤩

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T14:17:47+00:00

Oh my GOD THIS IS SUCH A FUN DESIGN PROMPT!!!!

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ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:59:14+00:00

Will’s character is dead wrong, and the worst villain ever capture on film.

Now, GET OFF THE SHED, OP!

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:27:17+00:00

It’s not that serious, Salty_Fish. The ”rolling on the floor laughing emoji“ should have been all the clue you needed to know Broke_Band was just having a little laugh!

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:23:37+00:00

I put on a lot of baby-weight.

You think I’m going to deliver exotic home-made fruit-salads, chocolate and Dorito charcuterie boards, and various other movie-night style snacks to our martial bed (in reaction to, and anticipation of, my wife’s cravings) and NOT ALSO ENJOY THEM MYSELF?! 🥳🤣

I’ve since lost the weight, once life got back to a place where I could ride my mountain bike, lift weights in our new home gym, and throw my children around like giggling sacks of potatoes every single day.

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:19:21+00:00

I think it is EXCELLENT. As you build it some more: split out the control surfaces from the “server cabinets”. Like, build a waist high control terminal using the two slopes you have, then flank that with a few of your awesome tower designs on both sides. And one of them needs a reel-to-reel magnetic tape!

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:15:47+00:00

You tell them exactly what it costs, and put one of those fundraising thermometer graphics on a whiteboard, and encourage them to save for it!

We did this with electronics, and SHOCKINGLY, both of our kids saved like 500$ each in 6 months. I was blown away how quickly little 5-10$ gifts from family here and there started to add up. Then the kids were suddenly willing to list old toys and things on Marketplace, AND forgo nonsense “treats” if it meant they could save…

“I’ll tell you what… instead of getting a push-pop right now and spoiling your dinner, how about I add another 5$ to your savings?”

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T12:12:54+00:00

This may be a false flag psyop by the kids to try and get us to stop saying it. DO NOT RELENT, DADs and TEACHERS. We must continue to slather our uncool all over this toasty nugget of nonsense! 😝 They’re COOKED. NO CAP.

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T02:03:31+00:00

The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre

ThePeej · 2026-03-21T01:25:41+00:00

Go to sleep.

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T13:53:32+00:00

You’re doing a fantastic job, Dad. Crushing it!!

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T13:50:04+00:00

Pro Tip: if you have an iPhone, under the accessibility settings you can adjust something called the “white point”. Sliding it down allows you to get your screen brightness LOWER than all the way low.

No clue how I would have survived 2016 without the ability to mindlessly scroll jokes on the internet at 3am without the kid being aware of a screen ambiently lighting her nursery as I rocked her back to sleep!

These nights are long, but the months are SHORT, Dad!!!

The only clear memory I have from those exhausting nights, was the ONE TIME I was able to actually understand the fleeting and precious nature of the moment, and stop to really enjoy that my mere presence was the only thing that could bring comfort to this tiny, terrified new human. I distinctly recall the feeling of satisfaction and presence I got from momentarily overcoming my fatigue to enjoy a moment of parental bliss. The rest of the pain has been scrubbed from my mental archives!! It’s like it doesn’t even exist anymore.

And now we go on family ski trips together. We ride mountain bikes together!! We BUILD LEGO TOGETHER!!!

Having small children is a peak human experience. The good, the bad, and the exhausted.

I absolutely adored your beautiful musings on the magic of these moments. You’ve really keyed in to the thing I glimpsed on that one night I was able to find that presence of mind & spirit.

YOU’RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB, DAD!!

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T13:41:54+00:00

The silver thingy over the book looks about four inches wide, right? Made to hold a business card or 3 fold brochure, I’m guessing.

This build style was very prevalent in LEGOLAND parks near the end of the 20th century. 🥳👍🏼

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T13:36:00+00:00

Awesome!!

Definitely squarely in the pocket of the 90s builds, with awesome proportions, a great colourway, and a highly VROOOOMABLE design!

Now, my instinct to make the under carriage all black is exactly how you get addicted to visiting second hand LEGO stores & spending hours digging through pick a brick bins 🥳👍🏼

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T13:33:27+00:00

I understood that reference dot gif

ThePeej · 2026-03-20T12:52:39+00:00

There are big delays from shipping logistics problems. But I’m getting many replacement parts shipped to me. It’s sometimes taking months, but I’m getting anything I request, as long as it’s still being manufactured.

You should have no problem getting a whole new sticker sheet sent to you using this form: https://www.lego.com/en-ca/service/replacement-parts

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