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immersive concerts - TheWaveVR [0] reinvented museums - TiltBrush [1] court-side sporting events - NextVR [2] Not to mention architecture [3], communication

immersive concerts - TheWaveVR [0] reinvented museums - TiltBrush [1] court-side sporting events - NextVR [2] Not to mention architecture [3], communication [4], collaboration [5], medicine [6], 3d modeling [7], game development [8], film [9] and the myriad of other industries I'm forgetting. Also if you haven't tried any of the latest games on Oculus Rift or Vive you're really missing out. They've gotten incredible since the consumer launch last year. [0] http://thewavevr.com/ http://thewavevr.com/ [1] https://tiltbrush.com/sketches https://tiltbrush.com/sketches [2] http://nextvr.com http://nextvr.com [3] http://insitevr.com/ http://insitevr.com/ [4] https://web.facebook.com/spaces https://web.facebook.com/spaces [5] http://bigscreenvr.com/ http://bigscreenvr.com/ [6] https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601911/better-than-opioids-virtual-reality-could-be-your-next-painkiller/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601911/better-than-opioid... [7] https://www.oculus.com/medium/ https://www.oculus.com/medium/ [8] https://blogs.unity3d.com/2016/12/15/editorvr-experimental-build-available-today/ https://blogs.unity3d.com/2016/12/15/editorvr-experimental-b... [9] https://www.oculus.com/story-studio/films/henry/ https://www.oculus.com/story-studio/films/henry/ *Disclaimer: I work or have worked for a few of these co's.

strictnein 9y ago
> court-side sporting events I still want to stand on the 50 yard line during a live game, or position myself wherever the action is, with fully realized 3D models of the players.
- kirrent 9y ago
  That sounds like what virtually live is promising: http://virtuallylive.com/ http://virtuallylive.com/
- intrasight 9y ago
  I've long thought this to absolutely be the killer app for VR. And just imagine the advertising options.
- nostalgiac 9y ago
  NBA does this already. https://watch.nba.com/page/vr https://watch.nba.com/page/vr
- chadgeidel 9y ago
  I'd like to "ride along" with my favorite rally team. Wow, what a great experience. Even if pre-recorded that would be simply amazing.
aaron-lebo 9y ago
I've found the gaming experiences pretty mediocre. It's $900 + big clunky thing on your head vs $500 for a really nice 4k monitor. Something like Onward is pretty special for its realism, but its not a better game than Rainbow Six was 20 years ago. There are some other fun games but the novelty wears off quickly. It's like a really expensive ($1300 setup) Wii. The current experiences aren't worth the money.
- haydenlee 9y ago
  Going back to 2D games like CS:Go after playing Onward is such a let-down personally. I'd choose Onward over them any day of the week. The adrenaline you get when bullets are actually flying over your head continues to blow me away. To each their own.
  - aaron-lebo 9y ago
    Heh. I still find CSGO horribly addictive after 16+ years off and on CS games and I attribute it to CS's core mechanics being so great. It's not an "experience" like the most recent Battlefield but the gameplay carries it. Onward is a vanilla game that's improved because of the "experience" of VR (and yes, it's very cool), but I'd take better gameplay any day. The game that finally combines gameplay with VR, that'll be exciting.
    - ptenk 9y ago
      Completely agree. CSGO any day. If they port it to VR, then I'll be sold
- mattnewport 9y ago
  For me there's no comparison between the experience of firing a gun or a bow and arrow in VR with hand tracked controls vs in a traditional game with a monitor and a mouse or gamepad. Even virtual target practice with very little 'game' around it is pretty fun I find. The industry is still figuring out how to create gameplay that takes advantage of VR rather than just porting over gameplay mechanics from traditional games. There are also limitations on how ambitious VR games can get given the current size of the market. There's some very compelling experiences starting to appear already though in my opinion. I think it's a mistake to put too much emphasis on the current relatively high cost of hardware as a guide to the future potential of the medium. We know that price will come down and if you compare it in real terms to the cost of early PCs it already looks quite affordable.
mbesto 9y ago
How much of these companies are actually making money?
- haydenlee 9y ago
  Almost every company I mentioned is already making money.
cmollis 9y ago
shameless plug for my brother's VR startup: http://www.patchworkvr.com http://www.patchworkvr.com (also in real estate/architecture). Think of it as matterport, only with cheaper commodity cameras.

strictnein 9y ago

> court-side sporting events I still want to stand on the 50 yard line during a live game, or position myself wherever the action is, with fully realized 3D models of the players.

kirrent 9y ago
That sounds like what virtually live is promising: http://virtuallylive.com/ http://virtuallylive.com/
intrasight 9y ago
I've long thought this to absolutely be the killer app for VR. And just imagine the advertising options.
nostalgiac 9y ago
NBA does this already. https://watch.nba.com/page/vr https://watch.nba.com/page/vr
chadgeidel 9y ago
I'd like to "ride along" with my favorite rally team. Wow, what a great experience. Even if pre-recorded that would be simply amazing.

aaron-lebo 9y ago

I've found the gaming experiences pretty mediocre. It's $900 + big clunky thing on your head vs $500 for a really nice 4k monitor. Something like Onward is pretty special for its realism, but its not a better game than Rainbow Six was 20 years ago. There are some other fun games but the novelty wears off quickly. It's like a really expensive ($1300 setup) Wii. The current experiences aren't worth the money.

haydenlee 9y ago
Going back to 2D games like CS:Go after playing Onward is such a let-down personally. I'd choose Onward over them any day of the week. The adrenaline you get when bullets are actually flying over your head continues to blow me away. To each their own.
- aaron-lebo 9y ago
  Heh. I still find CSGO horribly addictive after 16+ years off and on CS games and I attribute it to CS's core mechanics being so great. It's not an "experience" like the most recent Battlefield but the gameplay carries it. Onward is a vanilla game that's improved because of the "experience" of VR (and yes, it's very cool), but I'd take better gameplay any day. The game that finally combines gameplay with VR, that'll be exciting.
  - ptenk 9y ago
    Completely agree. CSGO any day. If they port it to VR, then I'll be sold
mattnewport 9y ago
For me there's no comparison between the experience of firing a gun or a bow and arrow in VR with hand tracked controls vs in a traditional game with a monitor and a mouse or gamepad. Even virtual target practice with very little 'game' around it is pretty fun I find. The industry is still figuring out how to create gameplay that takes advantage of VR rather than just porting over gameplay mechanics from traditional games. There are also limitations on how ambitious VR games can get given the current size of the market. There's some very compelling experiences starting to appear already though in my opinion. I think it's a mistake to put too much emphasis on the current relatively high cost of hardware as a guide to the future potential of the medium. We know that price will come down and if you compare it in real terms to the cost of early PCs it already looks quite affordable.

mbesto 9y ago

How much of these companies are actually making money?

haydenlee 9y ago
Almost every company I mentioned is already making money.

cmollis 9y ago

shameless plug for my brother's VR startup: http://www.patchworkvr.com http://www.patchworkvr.com (also in real estate/architecture). Think of it as matterport, only with cheaper commodity cameras.