CLAZER was a big hit at the English Clays World Championship this weekend in San Antonio  The opinions ranged from “unbelievable !” to “oh . . . my . . . gosh !”  Or words to that effect…. What the kids liked the most: Playing Clazer on a phone Seeing their hands reload the gun Choosing… Read More

Students are gamers – over 90% play video games of some sort. The next generation of shooter are video gamers. This Power Point explains why today’s gamers can become Clay Sports Gamers – then clay shooters.   CLAZER turns video gamers into clay sports shooting enthusiasts  

Unity 3D Guru Stephen and I have been beta testing the world’s first virtual reality game controller that is attached to a real shotgun. It is a different and brave new world in virtual reality, pilgrims. Some initial impressions: Shotguns are very heavy game controllers !  Gamers are used to holding controllers that weigh less… Read More

To get the most realistic looking clay pigeons in virtual reality, it might help to leave Super Sampling on  the default setting. As we have discovered, if you crank SuperSampling beyond 1.5, you will probably get a stutter in the clay – it will skip across the sky. So, to get a smooth flying clay,… Read More

CLAZER will have a booth at the English Clays World Championship in San Antonio, April 25th – 30th  We will be in Vendor Building 2. We are booking demos for Saturday and Sunday and will be taking demo bookings earlier in the week via email and phone. So if you are at the World’s we’ll… Read More

CLAZER has so many changes to it, we are going to skip from 1.2 to 2.0. To wit:  “Pull” command via hand controller Realistic recoil Realistic muzzle flash Realistic shot string – meaning you can make out the shot column going out Manual re-loading of shells Leather gloved hands – for that lumberjack look at… Read More

CLAZER 1.2 is ready for release next week = more gun choices, re-loading of shotgun shells, simulated recoil, PULL command, and voice over prompts, 28 gauge side by side shotgun, 12 gauge and 20 gauge over/under shotguns – check it out 

We are finishing up CLAZER 1.2 which shows multiple guns (12, 20 and 28 gauge), the users hands (in leather gloves) and enables a PULL command and active re-loading. Some screen shots below. Will send out this build to beta testers next week. Work on the real gun controller continues apace.

A CLAZER shooter ordered one of these, only to discover to his dismay that his VR shotgun now shoots straight up ! We are working on a fix for him Meanwhile back at the ranch, beta testing of our gun controller continues . . . HTC Vive Dual Controller Rifle Stock with Cheek Rest, Adjustable,… Read More

John Shima is not only a world famous skeet shooter, but a world famous skeet shooting coach and “life coach” – since a lot of what he teaches can be applied off the skeet field.  To get a sense of that, check out John’s books on shooting – and life.  Taking a lesson from John… Read More