Great Ball of Fire

In the beginning, humanity looked up and decided they’d figured it all out. That glowing orb? Obviously divine. Never mind its German train schedule reliability—clearly an all-powerful deity with excellent time management. Sun worshippers built temples, performed dances, and sacrificed virgins to keep their celestial benefactor happy. Priests claimed to understand the sun’s moods, though …

10 Essential VR Effects for Meta Quest 2

Creating compelling VR experiences on Quest 2 requires balancing visuals with mobile hardware constraints. After analyzing apps like Visionarium (4.8★) and research from psychedelic VR studies, here are the 10 most effective techniques for Quest 2’s Snapdragon XR2 processor. Foundation Effects 1. Flow-Based UV Distortion with Audio Reactivity Flow-based distortion creates liquid “breathing” visuals by …

Vision dominates half your brain’s processing power

The human visual system commands an extraordinary 50-55% of the cerebral cortex and contains approximately 8-9 billion neurons dedicated to processing visual information, making it the most resource-intensive sensory system. This massive neural investment translates to measurable metabolic dominance: visual processing areas demonstrate highest regional blood flow and oxygen consumption rates, with glucose uptake increasing …