About
Charlie Fink, who covers VR & AR for Forbes, brings thirty-five years of experience as an entertainment and technology executive to what he calls “the greatest business and technology story of our time”. He and his collaborators have created a guide to emerging VR & AR that is engaging to professionals, accessible to non-technical readers, and relentlessly entertaining to everyone. The book features original character animation, presented through our free app, “Fink Metaverse”, available in the App Store and Google Play.
“The Bible for VR & AR is an AR Book. I love this idea!”
– Nolen Bushnell, Founder of Atari
“The most entertaining non-fiction book about computers ever written.”
– Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL
“A must-read for anyone concerned about where the future is headed.”
– Alvin Graylin, President HTC Vive, China
“Charlie gets that blending the physical and digital worlds in mixed reality is the future of computing and explains it in a very compelling way.”
– Alex Kipman, Microsoft Technical Fellow and HoloLens Inventor
“Required reading for those seeking to understand immersive computing.”
– Frank Soqui, General Manager Virtual Reality, Intel Corporation
Updates
Thanks for checking in for updates to my book!
Thus far, ninety days after publication, the main updates needed are to
Hardware
Kopin Is First To Market Stylish AR Glasses
Pop Culture
Steven Spielberg’s movie “Ready Player One” is an instant sci-fi classic (not all critics agree with me).
Location-Based VR (LBVR)
Location Based VR Revs Up The New Year
And the continued development of the AR Cloud and Computer Vision, the combination of which will enable wearable, invisible computing and a Universal Visual Browser (UVB):
6D.ai Announces Funding To Build the AR Cloud
The best way to keep track of continued updates to the incredible developing story of VR & AR is to follow my stories on Forbes.
Charlie Fink
April 1, 2018
How To
Try It
Take a test drive of our AR Enabled Guide.
1. Download the “Fink Metaverse” App from the iTunes App Store or Google Play
2. Open App
3. Point your camera at the book’s cover below. For best results, print the cover.
