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You also lose the social interaction that gave motion controls their (limited) success. Wii Sports is fun because it's a light social activity like card games

by hnal943 10y ago

You also lose the social interaction that gave motion controls their (limited) success. Wii Sports is fun because it's a light social activity like card games or horseshoes. VR is currently an anti-social activity, even moreso that normal video games.

corysama 10y ago
VR is as anti-social as a telephone. If you are hanging out with friends, pull a little box out of your pocket, press it against the side of your face and start talking to some invisible people and acting as if the people right in front of you don't exist... then you are being a jerk. But, what if you were physically separated from your friends and wanted to hang out with them. Imagine if you could pull out a little box, press it against your face, start talking to them and suddenly it was as if they were right there with you no matter where they were on Earth. That would be a tremendous social enabler. VR is like the telephone, but more so. That's my rant anyway. On a lighter side: You are right that hanging around someone who is playing a game in VR is no fun. And, currently most VR games are still single-player because there currently isn't enough market to support the budgets required for many good networked multiplayer experiences. But, social VR is so awesome that there is no doubt that it will be a major use, if not the majority of use of consumer VR.
haydenlee 10y ago
Not sure if you've experienced watching somebody play in VR but I personally find it really fun. This video gives you a good idea of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc
saluk 10y ago
The networked social interaction is more social than any previous networking technology. And in person, the Vive usually does about as good at wii sports for keeping everyone engaged, even those who aren't playing.
rocky1138 10y ago
This is just plain wrong. Please see Rec Room. Even if you're not playing a multiplayer VR game, the people around you are having a blast watching and playing along with you. See the thousands of YouTube videos where people play VR with friends recording.
- ux-app 10y ago
  > This is just plain wrong. Please see Rec Room. no it's not wrong. I bought the GearVR in anticipation of getting the Vive when it launched. Wearing goggles is far more anti-social than regular gaming. It totally cuts you off from family. I have a 2 year old and wife at home. During regular gaming, if my son or wife want my attention I am aware of it and it's trivial to pause and give them the attention they deserve. Goggles on the other hand are fundamentally isolating. It's hard to describe, but others that aren't sharing the experience with you feel cut off and almost hurt. Maybe that's not the best way to describe it but it's close. The experience has put me off getting VR at this stage.

by hnal943 10y ago

corysama 10y ago

VR is as anti-social as a telephone. If you are hanging out with friends, pull a little box out of your pocket, press it against the side of your face and start talking to some invisible people and acting as if the people right in front of you don't exist... then you are being a jerk. But, what if you were physically separated from your friends and wanted to hang out with them. Imagine if you could pull out a little box, press it against your face, start talking to them and suddenly it was as if they were right there with you no matter where they were on Earth. That would be a tremendous social enabler. VR is like the telephone, but more so. That's my rant anyway. On a lighter side: You are right that hanging around someone who is playing a game in VR is no fun. And, currently most VR games are still single-player because there currently isn't enough market to support the budgets required for many good networked multiplayer experiences. But, social VR is so awesome that there is no doubt that it will be a major use, if not the majority of use of consumer VR.

haydenlee 10y ago

Not sure if you've experienced watching somebody play in VR but I personally find it really fun. This video gives you a good idea of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYfNzhLXYGc

saluk 10y ago

The networked social interaction is more social than any previous networking technology. And in person, the Vive usually does about as good at wii sports for keeping everyone engaged, even those who aren't playing.

rocky1138 10y ago

This is just plain wrong. Please see Rec Room. Even if you're not playing a multiplayer VR game, the people around you are having a blast watching and playing along with you. See the thousands of YouTube videos where people play VR with friends recording.

ux-app 10y ago
> This is just plain wrong. Please see Rec Room. no it's not wrong. I bought the GearVR in anticipation of getting the Vive when it launched. Wearing goggles is far more anti-social than regular gaming. It totally cuts you off from family. I have a 2 year old and wife at home. During regular gaming, if my son or wife want my attention I am aware of it and it's trivial to pause and give them the attention they deserve. Goggles on the other hand are fundamentally isolating. It's hard to describe, but others that aren't sharing the experience with you feel cut off and almost hurt. Maybe that's not the best way to describe it but it's close. The experience has put me off getting VR at this stage.