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Best VR, AR & spatial computing videos, as recommended on Hacker News

26 videos about vr, ar & spatial computing that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2010 and 2026. Mostly demo, talk, other. Channels that come up most: Meta VR, UploadVR, Adam Savage’s Tested, QuakeCon Official. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote: HN rates his QuakeCon keynotes among the best technical talks, and cites this one for the VR segment and for his views on Linux gaming.

• talkQuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack KeynoteQuakeCon Official · 6 HN recommenders · 2012–2018
• demoRiftSketch: Live coding in VR with the Oculus Rift, Firefox WebVR, JavaScript and Three.jsBrian Peiris · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
• commentaryThe Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the MetaverseFolding Ideas · 6 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• demoHead Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemoteJohnny Lee · 3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
• talkJohn Carmack Tech Talk with UMKC-SCEUMKC School of Science and Engineering · 3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• demoOculus Connect 2: Live Coding Session with John CarmackMeta VR · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
• demoI could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic MonitorLinus Tech Tips · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• talkJohn Carmack Facebook Connect 2021 KeynoteUploadVR · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• podcastMark Zuckerberg: First Interview in the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #398Lex Fridman · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• talkOculus Connect Keynote: John CarmackMeta VR · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021
• documentaryMaking Sense of VRChat, the "Metaverse" People Actually LikePeople Make Games · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• explainerThis 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny worldTom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• interviewE3 2012: John Carmack InterviewGiant Bomb · 1 HN recommender · 2012–2023
• demoProject Starline: Feel like you're there, togetherGoogle · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• otherTested: Magic Leap One Augmented Reality Review!Adam Savage’s Tested · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2019
• demoHands-On with Meta's New VR Headset Prototypes!Adam Savage’s Tested · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• talkKeynote by John Carmack at Oculus Connect 2014kungfl · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2016
• demoFacebook's Prototype VR Face Tracking Got Even BetterUploadVR · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• talkWhat VR Could, Should, and Almost Certainly Will Be within Two Years (Steam Dev Days 2014)Steamworks Development · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2017
• demoSafespaces: An open source 3D / Virtual Reality Desktoparcanfrontend · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2025
• otherHYPER-REALITYKeiichi Matsuda · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2025
• talkThe thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | Pranav MistryTED · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2023
• interviewSteve Jobs on Virtual Reality (D3, 2005)Milan Lajtoš · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• other1 Month with the Xreal Air AR GlassesThe Tech Chap · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• demoNear-Eye Light Field DisplaysDouglas Lanman · 2 HN recommenders · 2014–2018
• talkThe synthesis of imagination: Rony Abovitz and Magic Leap at TEDxSarasotaTEDx Talks · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2026