Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @hmltn

Overview

Total number of tweets analysed

233

Earliest tweet was on

2023-02-11

Latest tweet was on

2023-02-21

Tweets covering

10 days

Average age of authors' accounts

8 years


Summarization

A leaker contacted Bradley with a prepared information package, and Bradley tried to clarify the situation, arguing investigative journalism and reporting is not a crime. His content was more interesting than the VR industry in 2021-22 and he still hopes to keep digging. Discussion turned to the human cost of Meta, with discussion of workers and information-leaking ethics. Bigscreen unveiled a new PC-powered headset and the tweeters discussed Apple's new product and how products tend to be subscription based. The thread ended on discussing the ethics of information-leaking.

Topic Modeling

  1. Investigative journalism/reporting
  2. Leaks and promises of what was to come
  3. Impact on employees
  4. Ethical conduct in media
  5. Product launch and reviews

Emotional Analysis

The emotions expressed in these tweets are primarily those of support and solidarity for @SadlyItsBradley, who is the subject of an investigation related to the leaking of information. Other emotions expressed include anger and frustration towards Meta, the company that is investigating the leak, and towards Boz, the former director of FB Ads. There is also a sense of disappointment and confusion about why Meta is attacking Bradley, as well as a sense of curiosity about the investigation. Finally, there is also a sense of anticipation and excitement about the release of the Maestro EP and Bigscreen Beyond, two new products.

Trend Analysis

  1. Leaking of Information
  2. Investigative Journalism/Reporting
  3. Ethical Responsibilities for Media
  4. Impressions/Reviews of VR/AR Industry
  5. Subscription Model for XR Devices

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Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

28

Percentage of total tweets

12%

Number of Original tweets

1

Percentage of total tweets

0%

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

233

Percentage of total tweets

100%

Number of tweets that were Replies

203

Percentage of total tweets

87%

Number of tweets that were Quotes

11

Percentage of total tweets

4%

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

5

Percentage of total tweets

2%


Top 5 devices used to tweet

Source Count
Twitter Web App 115
Twitter for iPhone 66
Twitter for Android 45
Twitter for iPad 5
Techmeme Editors 2

What devices were used to tweet


Top 10 accounts with highest followers count

Username Name Bio Followers count
ID_AA_Carmack John Carmack AGI at Keen Technologies, former CTO Oculus VR, Founder Id Software and Armadillo Aerospace 1,031,452
Techmeme Techmeme Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web. This account shares top-level Techmeme headlines. Visit our site for full context. 434,329
UploadVR UploadVR Bringing you the latest in VR and AR news. Got a tip? Send us an email: tips@uploadvr.com 138,065
Thrilluwu ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก Explorer of alternate realities. Twitch/Discord Partner & Creator of ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก๐™จ๐™š๐™š๐™ ๐™š๐™ง VR YouTube channel โ€ข VR Imagineer โ€ขWE ARE VRโ€ข 47,571
kentbye Kent Bye @kentbye@mastodon.social Voices of VR Podcast host: Insatiably curious, XR oral historian, & aspiring philosopher. @kentbye@mastodon.social Patreon at https://t.co/BHfUTQQrd8 39,048
SadlyItsBradley Brad Lynch XR Nerd | 115K+ YT Subs 29,514
SkarredGhost TonyVT SkarredGhost #AR #VR developer, consultant, blogger.I love #gamedev, #China, and the Zergs' #QueenOfBlades.Most of the time I've no idea what I'm doing. 28,661
hmltn Ian Hamilton ๐Ÿš˜ GDC 2023 VR Journalist. UploadVR Editor. ian@ianhamilton.net / ian@uploadvr.com 15,478
reverendkjr Kyle Riesenbeck Operations Manager & Journalist at @UploadVR. "Cool Uncle of the Metaverse" #VR #AR #MR #XR Opinions are my own. 14,399
tiltfive Tilt Five Bring your games to holographic life! Strategize, battle, and play your favorite video games & board games in mind-blowing 3D on your tabletop. Order Today! 11,513

Top 10 accounts with highest friends count

Username Name Bio Followers count
SkarredGhost TonyVT SkarredGhost #AR #VR developer, consultant, blogger.I love #gamedev, #China, and the Zergs' #QueenOfBlades.Most of the time I've no idea what I'm doing. 18,390
CixLiv CIX Building @REKfitness - Mixed Reality Fitness - 3X Founder ex @LIV @YURwellness - Follow for AR + XR + VR + MR 6,572
EDIMOSIP EDIMO PEREIRA - 5,001
cheekbyname Alex Cheek Data & code @Blackwood_HC. Geek, gamer. Online interactions not rated by the ESRB. A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend. 4,958
JayHadHope JustDaven AKA 'Jayjay' avid gamer full-up on pancakes: Love #VR! Prev. lead dev on shipped games to PC & Xbox/PS4/Switch. Published author & dad of 3. Opinions are my own 4,732
ParadiseDecay Paradise Decay ๐Ÿฅฝ VRified! Daily VR Videos | META Ambassador ๐Ÿฅฝ | YouTube Content Creator 20+K Subs | Musician | #VR | CONTACT: paradisedecay@virginmedia.com https://t.co/RRtjFvtpmR 4,351
kentbye Kent Bye @kentbye@mastodon.social Voices of VR Podcast host: Insatiably curious, XR oral historian, & aspiring philosopher. @kentbye@mastodon.social Patreon at https://t.co/BHfUTQQrd8 4,143
slippyfox Jonathan Tweets are my own. I have no idea what Iโ€™m doing. I can and have been wrong, I likely will again, and I try to learn from that. 2,969
germanrifter germanrifter VR Virtual Reality Enthusiast and Supporter | lvl 42 | #VR #AR #Tech | HMDs: #RiftCV1 / #RiftS / #Quest1 / #Quest2 / #PSVR / #HPReverbG2 2,867
sylwestermiel Sylwester Mielniczuk ๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿ’Ž Immersive Web Developer. Realtime Illusions. (WebXR) 2,517

Most active users

Username Bio Number of tweets
videogamesart1 Videogames as contemporary expressive art. https://t.co/ZoWvY15G4n 14
lmccary31 - 8
javierdavalos | @FigminXR Lead| Founder of Overlay | #SIGGRAPH 2021 presenter| Former AAA game developer (RIFT)| Made a #1 iPhone app (Cars 2, Pixar) 8
KevinBr95853902 - 6
retired_xr . 6
OXIagain Crypto is bad and should be banned with jail time for the leading bros. Socialism is good, cops and colonialism bad. 5
SadlyItsBradley XR Nerd | 115K+ YT Subs 5
theantimusk - 4
JBergounhoux Editor-in-Chief @LUsineDigitale.Keeping an eye on AR/VR. 4
kgpaints Comic artist and editor of @metaculturemag, words at @UploadVR, spotlit by @verge. Ignatz-nomated, Schuster-winning. Black/creole. Detroit native. (she/they) 4

Tweets per day


Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count

ID Text Retweet count
1625197883308838942 @hmltn @retired_xr Due to the current attention around Meta uncloaking a leaker I have had contact with, I have composed this letter of clarification. The source in question came to me with a prepared information package. I did not personally seek out this person or attempt to bribe or entice themโ€ฆ https://t.co/i39HEMmJjj 13
1625979429821243395 Maestro EP debuted at #CES2023 with terrific reactions from throughout the VR/AR industry! Interested in reviews for yourself? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿงต Thanks for sharing your impressions @hmltn @reverendkjr @Thrilluwu @DiscoVRTetiana @EricVezzoli @ChickTech @VRLINK1 @jaredx2 ๐Ÿ™Œ https://t.co/9ty1A7axMU 10
1625210436932014129 "While the first 9 holes play out above ground in a Haunted Mansion-like courtyard, the back nine start at the doorway to the gigantic castle thatโ€™s been looming nearby." Thanks to @hmltn for this ongoing series looking at each of our courses for @UploadVR #IndieGameDev #gamedev https://t.co/Oul5L1zSbE 6
1625979438205702144 Maestro EP Back from the Future? Check out the answer from @UploadVR 's @hmltn ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿงค https://t.co/KEwW4a0hUo 2
1625252956185722880 @kentbye @hmltn @SadlyItsBradley The way he presents information without any due diligence or expertise has always been naive and irresponsible. It is expected that you learn the basic rules of your platform, and that includes learning how to be ethical. "Not being taught" isn't an excuse. 1
1627459267551965184 @hmltn Everything is going to become a subscription model.I buy the idea that they could start doing this with headsets like how apple does it with cell phone carriers. 1
1625578923823095811 @hmltn My honest take on this is, I believe him when he wrote that he didnโ€™t realize it was wrong. That being said, obviously there were consequences and I doubt thatโ€™ll ever happen again.I think this is a great argument for more communication within the VR writing community. 1
1625203007305486339 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr Hope this doesn't affect you too negatively Brad. Worth saying that for 2021 and most of 2022 so little happened in the VR industry that your leaks and promises of what was to come was more interesting than anything the industry was doing. Hope you keep on digging man. 1
1625315385938706432 Bigscreen unveils Bigscreen Beyond, a $999 PC-powered wired VR headset with two OLED 2560ร—2560 displays, a 127g visor, and SteamVR tracking, shipping in Q3 2023 (@hmltn / UploadVR) https://t.co/czjubbtcGj https://t.co/VK6pjVZZWY 1
1625218697907343360 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr What I see here, it is Meta, precisely Bosworth, trying to hurt Bradley. Usually companies are ok with leaks, they create hype, they are sort of low-cost ads! This time Meta wasn't ok with Q3 leaks. Why? And why attacking Bradley by making the whole affair public? 1

Top 10 tweets with highest Like count

ID Text Like count
1625197883308838942 @hmltn @retired_xr Due to the current attention around Meta uncloaking a leaker I have had contact with, I have composed this letter of clarification. The source in question came to me with a prepared information package. I did not personally seek out this person or attempt to bribe or entice themโ€ฆ https://t.co/i39HEMmJjj 333
1625210515986255898 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr Don't let Boz get to you. As former director of FB Ads, he is in no position to tell you what is ethical or not. As for the "human cost", considering the Q2 is made in China, I'd argue he has a lot to answer for as well. Investigative journalism/reporting is not a crime. 73
1625203007305486339 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr Hope this doesn't affect you too negatively Brad. Worth saying that for 2021 and most of 2022 so little happened in the VR industry that your leaks and promises of what was to come was more interesting than anything the industry was doing. Hope you keep on digging man. 52
1625214645878366211 @javierdavalos @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr 1. Damaging meta doesnt matter. 2. He was approached by a leaker 3. The employees who leak info and get caught should be fired ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ 42
1625218697907343360 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr What I see here, it is Meta, precisely Bosworth, trying to hurt Bradley. Usually companies are ok with leaks, they create hype, they are sort of low-cost ads! This time Meta wasn't ok with Q3 leaks. Why? And why attacking Bradley by making the whole affair public? 31
1625206212999450658 @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn @retired_xr Stay strong! Really enjoy your content pls don't let this get you down 27
1625213706807156740 @javierdavalos @SadlyItsBradley @hmltn You got this wrong, it was that employee who approached Brad and it that employee who wanted to leak this stuff in exchange of money, if brand didnโ€™t want it, they would have taken it to an other leaker, so getting fired is entirely on THEM. 24
1625979429821243395 Maestro EP debuted at #CES2023 with terrific reactions from throughout the VR/AR industry! Interested in reviews for yourself? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿงต Thanks for sharing your impressions @hmltn @reverendkjr @Thrilluwu @DiscoVRTetiana @EricVezzoli @ChickTech @VRLINK1 @jaredx2 ๐Ÿ™Œ https://t.co/9ty1A7axMU 24
1625169122383261699 @hmltn @retired_xr If you want to send me em ahead of time I am willing to answer in case I cannot make it 17
1625167949538508801 @hmltn @ID_AA_Carmack @boztank @Anticleric @_LucasRizzotto @SadlyItsBradley The mistake with Echo was killing it without announcing RAD's next project. So players were disappointed without having something to look forward to. Really basic mistake. 14

Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets


Top 10 Hashtags used

Hashtag Count
#ces2023 2
#indiegamedev 2
#gamedev 2
#virtualreality 1
#indiegamedeveloper 1

Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions

Mention Count
@hmltn 233
@sadlyitsbradley 128
@retired_xr 80
@javierdavalos 48
@ottomaticdash 31
@boztank 23
@anticleric 10
@_lucasrizzotto 10
@cixliv 9
@id_aa_carmack 9

Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets


Emojis

Average number of emojis used per tweet

9

Emojis used in tweets

Emoji Count Emoji Text
๐Ÿงต 3 thread
๐Ÿ‘€ 2 eyes
๐Ÿ‘‡ 2 backhand_index_pointing_down
๐Ÿ™Œ 2 raising_hands
๐Ÿ˜Ž 2 smiling_face_with_sunglasses
๐Ÿงค 2 gloves
๐Ÿ˜… 2 grinning_face_with_sweat
๐Ÿคก 1 clown_face
๐Ÿ’€ 1 skull
๐Ÿ˜‚ 1 face_with_tears_of_joy

Emojis groups

Emoji Group Count
Smileys & Emotion 10
People & Body 8
Activities 3
Objects 2