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I tried out a VR kit at the mall. It was a novelty experience for me. I’d have been living the dream if it was 1995. But it was just OK to me now. Back in 95 I

I tried out a VR kit at the mall. It was a novelty experience for me. I’d have been living the dream if it was 1995. But it was just OK to me now. Back in 95 I was in college and did a project using an SGI Origin something or other with an infinite reality engine, VR headset and inductance based flock of birds tracking system. They felt about the same to me, although the graphics then were like that Duran Duran video. The main reason I’d want a car system today would be to free myself from a fixed screen. Not for games in particular but for general computing use. We’re getting there but the resolution isn’t there yet.

andybak 9y ago
If your jaw didn't hit the floor, then it was either poorly set up or the choice of demo content was bad. My immediate reaction to trying to Rift CV1 was to open my wallet.
- zootam 9y ago
  they said "vr kit". that could have been anything other than an oculus CV1 or vive, without controllers too.
- lowmagnet 9y ago
  I think the biggest barrier is people setting their friends up or people running demos and not properly adjusting the headset (vertically, in/out, and the IPD slider) before starting. Or not cleaning the lenses, etc. There is definitely a "wow" factor to a properly set up headset, but incompetent demos won't help you there.
- icebraining 9y ago
  Yeah, I tried a PSVR, which is said to be worse than the Vive or Rift, and it still shocked me how immersive it was. I have a long running bet against the future popularity of VR, and that experience certainly shook my confidence in my position.
- AndrewKemendo 9y ago
  Wait a a minute, why are those the only two options? I'm a long time AR developer and have seen nearly every generation of VR since the early 2000s (NASA, Sensics, Oculus) and have never had my "mind blown" or "jaw hit the floor." I think people just have a super low bar for being impressed.
  - andybak 9y ago
    > and have seen nearly every generation of VR since the early 2000s (NASA, Sensics, Oculus) You might be an outlier.

andybak 9y ago

If your jaw didn't hit the floor, then it was either poorly set up or the choice of demo content was bad. My immediate reaction to trying to Rift CV1 was to open my wallet.

zootam 9y ago
they said "vr kit". that could have been anything other than an oculus CV1 or vive, without controllers too.
lowmagnet 9y ago
I think the biggest barrier is people setting their friends up or people running demos and not properly adjusting the headset (vertically, in/out, and the IPD slider) before starting. Or not cleaning the lenses, etc. There is definitely a "wow" factor to a properly set up headset, but incompetent demos won't help you there.
icebraining 9y ago
Yeah, I tried a PSVR, which is said to be worse than the Vive or Rift, and it still shocked me how immersive it was. I have a long running bet against the future popularity of VR, and that experience certainly shook my confidence in my position.
AndrewKemendo 9y ago
Wait a a minute, why are those the only two options? I'm a long time AR developer and have seen nearly every generation of VR since the early 2000s (NASA, Sensics, Oculus) and have never had my "mind blown" or "jaw hit the floor." I think people just have a super low bar for being impressed.
- andybak 9y ago
  > and have seen nearly every generation of VR since the early 2000s (NASA, Sensics, Oculus) You might be an outlier.