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I think VR is going to be a bit like 3D TV and not really live up to the hype.
by mulcahey 10y ago
I think VR is going to be a bit like 3D TV and not really live up to the hype.
- swalsh 10y agoMaybe this particular VR application, but you can try a Vive on right now and see for yourself. To me, its extremely compelling.
- aedron 10y agoLast week I was at a VR arcade which had a very good setup of Vives, good floor space, good hardware, instructors, etc. It was my first time with VR, and I spent about half an hour with the different VR experiences. It was a lot of fun, and I went and grabbed the entire family and forced them to try it too. They all enjoyed it. Very different experience from anything else. But since then, I have had no desire to go back and do it again. Nor have any of the family members mentioned it (including three boys between 5 and 12 who love gaming). Nothing about the experience was compelling enough to capture my attention in the long term. VR has great novelty factor, but no killer apps (yet?).
- drcross 10y agoIt sounds like having a computer without having the internet in 1997. When they add the social factor and include things like being able to do desktop work, in high fidelity while wearing a lightweight pair of shades, its going to change a lot of things.
- cwkoss 10y agoVive is much better than Oculus.
- drcross 10y agoI strongly disagree. The opportunities when this becomes ready for prime time are endless.
- ItendToDisagree 10y agoOk lets call it a fad like Video Phones in the late 80s and early 90s? This demo was literally "Skype on your face with cartoons". Where was the innovation? Pretty (pre-recorded) backgrounds?