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77 mentions on Hacker News by 32 people: 6 stories, 71 comments · first 2017-09-23 · latest 2025-04-13

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  1. …has been incredibly difficult to get everything actually stable/usable. Congrats to your team. [1] https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula
    comment by georgewsinger · 2019-07-30 · in Moving the Linux desktop to another reality
  2. …it's easy. Maybe we need you to help! Get a spatial display of some sort and lets get to work! https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula https://github.com/letoram/safespaces
    comment by stuntkite · 2019-02-27 · in How does the Hololens 2 matter?
  3. SimulaVR/Simula is about to release a working prototype for VR Linux Desktop with the HTC Vive. See https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula . Check it out at the end of next month.
    comment by georgewsinger · 2019-02-24 · in Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3,500 mixed-reality headset for the factory
  4. …the time, money and partners to help me with it. Also, check out Simula for some AR/VR concepts: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula
    comment by techntoke · 2019-01-11 · in Show HN: Docker-based immutable workstation
  5. …[4] https://arcan-fe.com/2018/01/27/argumenting-client-side-deco... [5] https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula
    comment by bhattisatish · 2018-06-01 · in Revisiting the Arcan Project
  6. …the achievements of Oculus, but there is also a project to bring Linux to standalone VR headsets: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Get an Oculus Go for now. But show SimulaVR some love for the future :]
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-05-01 · in Oculus Go
  7. …on: SimulaVR (a 3D Linux window manager meant to eventually run on standalone VR/AR headsets). https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula The development has been slow and winding, but the possibility of a successful outcome makes the work very…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-04-26 · in Ask HN: What has been your most rewarding job or project and why?
  8. An example of real-world Haskell use: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula SimulaVR is a 3D window manager (under active development) for VR Linux Desktop.
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-04-20 · in Interview with Simon Peyton-Jones
  9. …do that we've been making Haskell FFI bindings for the Godot API. If anyone's interested check out: https://GitHub.com/SimulaVR/Simula
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-03-26 · in Godot at GDC 2018
  10. https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula/graphs/contributors I love seeing open source projects with multiple active developers. Georgeswinger has 47 commits on the project now, and is the third most prolific developer when ranked by commits.
    comment by lev99 · 2018-03-19 · in Creator
  11. …heavily modified version of Android. For a project to take pure Linux Desktop to VR, see SimulaVR: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula If you are interested in seeing Linux Desktop go from 1% of Desktops worldwide to competing with…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-03-19 · in Creator
  12. …it? Edit: thank you for the detailed explanation below. [1] https://keithp.com/blogs/DRM-lease/ [2] https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula [3] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
    comment by MayeulC · 2018-03-08 · in All of Oculus’s Rift headsets have stopped working due to an expired certificate
  13. …for multiple devices. I would like to review and look at what George Singer is up to: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Seems like he may be offering VR devices for developers that are able to demonstrate some requirements. How cool is…
    comment by braderhart · 2018-02-23 · in Paper review: IPFS – Content addressed, versioned, P2P file system
  14. For Wayland-based 3D VR Compositor in the works: http://GitHub.com/SimulaVR/Simula Good Wayland tutorials are rare in the wild. A guide like this would have been helpful when starting this projec several months ago. :]
    comment by georgewsinger · 2018-02-18 · in Writing a Wayland Compositor, Part 1: Hello Wlroots
  15. Check out [SimulaVR]( https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula ) which is trying to do EXACTLY THIS on the Linux platform. We're in need of developers and test users if anyone is interested in joining the fight.
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-12-20 · in Magic Leap One
  16. We're using Haskell to create the world's first VR Linux Distro: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula The long-term goal is to run Linux on standalone VR headsets. Right now we have something working with the HTC Vive. The Window Manager is…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-12-04 · in Reflecting on Haskell in 2017
  17. In the future, people will be able to use VR for programming work. https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula This is a modern project which is attempting to pull this off in Linux.
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-11-27 · in The Best Monitor for Programming: A Cheap 40" 4K TV
  18. …experimental VR Window Manager as an attempt to bring Linux to a new computing platform (i.e., VR): https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Here was our rationale for this idea when we started: https://gist.github.com/georgewsinger/46ea8d6b16fb8…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-31 · in Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea
  19. A next step for Wayland, in general: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula This is a Wayland-based 3D compositor for usage in VR (HTC Vive, etc). Imagine a future Ubuntu that let you navigate your work in highly immersive 3D environments. :-)
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-27 · in Next steps for Wayland support
  20. Name: Simula Web address: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Description: VR Linux Desktop prototype. Category: VR, Linux Platform/Technology: Haskell, Linux Source code: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Comments: We are almost finished…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-20 · in Ask HN: Fun side priojects
  21. See also Simula, a Wayland-based VR Linux compositor: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula It's very close to be able to be working with the HTC Vive. With this, you could put on a headset and see 50 terminals in front of you, next to your…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-19 · in The future of Wayland, and Sway's role in it
  22. …There are also bugs. For example, non-NixOS users of Simula are forced to run this script: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula/blob/master/swrast.sh This is because a nix package expects to find a driver in `/run/opengl-driver`, which isn't…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-15 · in What is Nix and why you should try it
  23. We used Nix to vastly simplify the build process of Simula: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula Simula is a bleeding edge VR Desktop project for Linux; virtually all of its dependencies are highly novel and require building from source for…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-15 · in What is Nix and why you should try it
  24. I'm currently developing for the Vive + Linux: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-10-12 · in Ask HN: Will You Develop for Oculus or Valve/Steam? And Why?
  25. The experiment to bring "Haskell people" into the world of VR has so far gone well ( https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula ), but I have sometimes wondered if Haskell is too off-putting of a language to bring traditional graphics programmers…
    comment by georgewsinger · 2017-09-30 · in Haskell People
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    Show HN: Simula – A 3D Window Manager writen in Haskell
    story by georgewsinger · 2017-09-25 · 0 comments
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    Simula: a 3D/VR window manager for Linux written in Haskell
    story by mrkgnao · 2017-09-23 · 1 comment