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The few times I've tried VR I've had post-VR sadness, but mine was sadness because it totally failed to live up to the hype. I could see the pixels, for one, so
by jonstokes 10y ago
The few times I've tried VR I've had post-VR sadness, but mine was sadness because it totally failed to live up to the hype. I could see the pixels, for one, so I never forgot I was in VR. And the other thing is, as "magical" as those experiences are, they just don't measure up to real life. I've played virtual instruments and games and visited a VR villa and so on, but none of it was as magical as watching my kids do pretty much anything on a regular basis. I dunno, though, maybe I haven't tried the right thing in VR.
- mattmanser 10y agoIt's not that kids playing are engrossing or amazing or anything. Go watch someone else's kid play for six hours. You're obviously not going to get the same high, it's pretty boring, pretty quickly. A small amount of people will enjoy it. Some chemical's going off in your brain, saying "WOW, my kids are AMAZING". It's a delusion that helps the human race carry on. How can you compete with a nature built in drug? What you going to do for kicks in 10 years time when your kids are teenagers? The allure will have rubbed off by then.
- jamesrcole 10y agoAlso remember that it's very early days for VR. What we'll be capable of doing in VR 20 years from now will likely be very different.