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> Oculus is still figuring out what the killer app for VR is, which means they've done a pretty bad job. [...] To be fair though, transforming computing can ta
by jamesrcole 9y ago
> Oculus is still figuring out what the killer app for VR is, which means they've done a pretty bad job. [...]
To be fair though, transforming computing can take many months even in the modern world.
It can take years or decades (or more) for people to figure out how to really use a new technology.
People tend to assume that the sorts of timescales that apply to applied research or product development, apply to cases like this (figuring out what to do with VR) which are basic research.