That's 'Doctor May' to you, Simon.
Queen guitarist Brian May releases virtual reality viewer
Queen guitarist Brian May is an enthusiast for stereo imagery, the Victorian-era 3D craze for viewing photos through a stereoscope in order to be awed by the illusion of depth in static images. May's put his money where his eyes are, operating the London Stereoscopic Company to promote the technology. Now the shaggy-haired one …
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Friday 27th May 2016 09:47 GMT Anonymous Coward
"proper Doctor".... reminds me of my mother telling me how at a dinner in Cambridge she was asked by an academic what her husband did, she replied he was a Doctor and when asked what research subject she said he was a GP ... there then followed a pause followed by the response "ah, I see, you mean he's a Batchelor of Medicine".
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Friday 27th May 2016 14:02 GMT Anonymous Coward
He did say, "Queen guitarist Brian May ...", and he was just 'Mister May' when he played guitar for Queen
May is still a member of Queen, who, if you recall, played at the London Olympics.
May and Taylor (both still in Queen), were two of the three founding members, so a majority of the band is still together, and still bill themselves as Queen (although now in the style of "Queen + [Guest artist]"
Amateur pedant!
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Wednesday 3rd May 2017 18:08 GMT Floz
Re: SHUT UP!
triggered?
Jeez, I think most folks would agree that he's a brilliant guitarist.
More to topic, I'm curious how ambient light may disrupt how immersive the experience is? For Victorian Steroscopes, the viewer is open, which allows ambient light to fall on the pair of photos.
For a phone screen, I would expect ambient light and glare to be a distraction. Can't really say for sure until I've held one in my hands (and up to my eyes).
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Friday 27th May 2016 08:44 GMT wolfetone
Re: 360° badger sett simulator
You would think that badgers were his only Love Token. But you'd be wrong.
He has a Business building his own guitars and selling them through carefully selected retailers, which in fairness makes this side project a particularly Good Company. You would think he'd be Under Pressure from other parts of his private life, but thankfully that isn't the case.
His wife Angie seems to be a Sweet Lady and keeps him in check. She's been a source of inspiration to him too, inspiring the song I Want It All.
I think it's obvious however that I may be a little Long Away from being just a fair weather fan, as he's an inspiration to me in my guitar playing and song making. But I best finish this now, It's Late.
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Friday 27th May 2016 15:13 GMT 10to4
Pretty sure John Deacon was the Queenist who was most into stereo optics & imagery. As evidence of that claim, I suggest that fans will recall Deacon's songs had the more obvious stereo sounds with vocals & other instruments occasionally panned hard left or right. The others tended not go for that big wide approach. He also used to talk about it in those 'Meet Queen' type docco's that Radio 1 did in the 70s.
So. Deacon, not May.
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Friday 27th May 2016 15:20 GMT John Savard
Reasonable
I see nothing wrong with replacing Google Cardboard with something more permanent; however, I'd hope that a durable plastic version could still be made for a low price, rather than being expensive due to a celebrity's name being on it.
And an appropriate quote from Bohemian Rhapsody was a nice touch to the article.
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Saturday 28th May 2016 00:17 GMT Timbo
Cost?
OK, so an OWL Stereoscopic viewer is £15 + £4.50 p&p.
But an OWL Virtual Reality Kit, which is the above viewer plus what looks like a thin flat magnetic sheet (aka "Holding Plate") and a thin piece of metal with double sided tape you stick to the back of your phone is £25 + £7 p&p...
Evidence:
The former:
http://www.londonstereo.com/shop_home3.html
The latter:
http://www.londonstereo.com/vr-kit.html
Oh, and one is in grey and the other is in red...maybe that's the reason !!