Lately I’ve been spending more time in the virtual world that is Facebook Spaces. Spaces is the social network’s VR app that launched at F8 last April, and operates on their Oculus Rift headset. It’s currently not available on GearVR or HTC Vive, although, there are workarounds for the latter. Spaces is the future of…
Join OffPlanet VR for our 6th VR meetup in Downtown Berkeley! Connect with industry pioneers, developers, and immersive media explorers, talk shop, and have fun. Demo the latest premium and independent VR experiences on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR and more. All skill levels welcome. TALKS in the Moose Lodge: BUILDING VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES with…
Join Quirkeley’s Siciliana Trevino and industry panelists for SF Design Week’s conversation about the future of business and immersive media Monday June 19th at 6pm. Presented by the San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc. Get Tickets Is Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality the Future of Businesses? Businesses are changing rapidly day by day by…
Enjoy an evening of live music, an exciting auction and delicious food and drink at the 29th Annual Chance for a Change benefit for the Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center, Saturday June 3rd, 6:30pm, at the Berkeley Yacht Club. 1 Seawall Drive, Berkeley. Tickets are $40 advance / $50 at the door and $25 for students…
Take it to the dance floor with the funk-pop girls of Snow Angel at Turnt: the hella inclusive monthly dance party, happening every second Friday at The Uptown, 9pm-2am. Snow Angel joins the awaited return of PAYAM Imani, resident mixologist and party-starter, KR3TURE (“Creature”), a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and scientist from Santa Cruz, CA, Lua Sol and D’Stark. We’ll be demoing Snow Angel…
Set May into motion with First Tuesdays at Empress Vintage May 2nd, 6:30pm – 9pm. Sway to a live performance by Gabby La La and the California Raga Association – gel with the psychedelic video projections in your fab 60’s attire. Peace, love and all that Raga. Like California Raga Association on Facebook.com/pg/CaliforniaRagaAssociation Visit Empress Vintage https://www.empressvintage.com
Quirkeley presents the 5th OffPlanet VR demo mixer in Downtown Berkeley Re-frame your reality and explore the latest experiences on Oculus Rift, Gear VR, and HTC Vive. Hear from local filmmakers, designers and industry pioneers who are breaking new ground in the rapidly evolving VR industry and learn what it takes to produce content beyond…
Saturday April 1st is the 20th anniversary of the death of Moe Moskowitz, the pioneering founder of Moe’s Books, and a true Berkeley original. While we never met him, he drew us into his world through an unlikely appearance at the city dump that made the local news, and inspired us to make a film about a film…
This Valentine’s Day love is in the air, #FlynnResignations is trending and the end of the world feels like a tweet away. Celebrate the first month of living in a post-truth, alternative fact universe with these ten movies that will really kill the mood, if not help explain WTF is going on. Thanks Hollywood. 1. American Psycho 2.…
Bite into the best of Berkeley! There’s no time like the present to bring together friends and family for a night out. With over 25 restaurants participating in Berkeley’s 5th annual Restaurant Week, offering three-course lunch menus for $20 and dinner menus for $25 or $35, there’s plenty of dining options sure to please a variety of palates, and your…
Prepare to make reservations! On our latest #Berkeley sponsored by Visit Berkeley we take you to three celebrated neighborhood restaurants participating in Berkeley’s 5th Annual Restaurant Week happening Thursday January 19th through Sunday January 29th. We start at West Berkeley’s lauded Gaumenkitzel where owner and chef, Anja Voth shares what’s on their Restaurant Week menu.…
On December 3rd, 2015 we held the first OffPlanet VR meetup at NextSpace in Downtown Berkeley. Inspired by meetups SFVR and SVVR (Silicon Valley Virtual Reality), we wanted to bring together local pioneers in the industry and see what creators were making with platforms like Oculus Rift before its launch to consumers. A year later, OffPlanet…
