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For me I dislike the isolation and feeling that someone can sneak up on you so my speculation is that it's not a great daily driver but could be useful in spurt

For me I dislike the isolation and feeling that someone can sneak up on you so my speculation is that it's not a great daily driver but could be useful in spurts. Maybe after a while it would feel normal but I am unsure.

mtgx 9y ago
I wonder if they could eventually add some "spider-sense" sensors to the headset and then a voice in your headset that says a person is approaching or whatever.
- jsight 9y ago
  I would only want this if it could serve as a kind of augmented reality. Show me very large screens as if they are infront of me, but let me move my head and see everything else normally. I think that is a long way away, though.
  - Larrikin 9y ago
    It's technically possible now with the Holo Lens.
nerpderp83 9y ago
Speaking of a daily driver, in Seattle we already have a problem with people VRing while driving. At least it has really helped the homeless cope with the bleakness of their existence.
- GFischer 9y ago
  Could you elaborate? That sounds crazy! ("VRing while driving") Are there any news articles about that?
  - finnh 9y ago
    No, because GP was joking...
    - GFischer 9y ago
      Whoosh! I guess :) . Thanks. Sometimes it's hard distinguishing what's reality from fiction in the U.S. from South America :) I could definitely see homeless people turning to a virtual world to avoid their dreary lives much as they turn to alcohol and drugs now...
      - finnh 9y ago
        Ready Player One
- Splines 9y ago
  I've tried walking around with a GearVR on my face with the phone camera turned on, and the latency makes it non-trivial. There's no way I would even think about trying to drive with this thing on.
- wlesieutre 9y ago
  Hey, if you were acclimated to it I bet VR headsets could make for better drivers. Put cameras around the car and give you a wider field of view, plus it's not obstructed by the frame. It could have a look-behind mode that swaps around 180 degrees to the rear camera array while you're in reverse. Better spatial awareness than a backup camera on a screen.
woolvalley 9y ago
IMO, they will probably add dual cameras so you can still show the outside world while you work. Like AR, with VR goggles.
- Ajedi32 9y ago
  The Vive already has that. Well, only a single camera, but still.

mtgx 9y ago

I wonder if they could eventually add some "spider-sense" sensors to the headset and then a voice in your headset that says a person is approaching or whatever.

jsight 9y ago
I would only want this if it could serve as a kind of augmented reality. Show me very large screens as if they are infront of me, but let me move my head and see everything else normally. I think that is a long way away, though.
- Larrikin 9y ago
  It's technically possible now with the Holo Lens.

nerpderp83 9y ago

Speaking of a daily driver, in Seattle we already have a problem with people VRing while driving. At least it has really helped the homeless cope with the bleakness of their existence.

GFischer 9y ago
Could you elaborate? That sounds crazy! ("VRing while driving") Are there any news articles about that?
- finnh 9y ago
  No, because GP was joking...
  - GFischer 9y ago
    Whoosh! I guess :) . Thanks. Sometimes it's hard distinguishing what's reality from fiction in the U.S. from South America :) I could definitely see homeless people turning to a virtual world to avoid their dreary lives much as they turn to alcohol and drugs now...
    - finnh 9y ago
      Ready Player One
Splines 9y ago
I've tried walking around with a GearVR on my face with the phone camera turned on, and the latency makes it non-trivial. There's no way I would even think about trying to drive with this thing on.
wlesieutre 9y ago
Hey, if you were acclimated to it I bet VR headsets could make for better drivers. Put cameras around the car and give you a wider field of view, plus it's not obstructed by the frame. It could have a look-behind mode that swaps around 180 degrees to the rear camera array while you're in reverse. Better spatial awareness than a backup camera on a screen.

woolvalley 9y ago

IMO, they will probably add dual cameras so you can still show the outside world while you work. Like AR, with VR goggles.

Ajedi32 9y ago
The Vive already has that. Well, only a single camera, but still.