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I think VR is forever destined to be a niche sideline. Seems like I've been hearing that VR is about to take off every few years since the 90s. It resolutely fa

I think VR is forever destined to be a niche sideline. Seems like I've been hearing that VR is about to take off every few years since the 90s. It resolutely fails to do so and aside from some "wow" at tech demos and games there's no killer VR app that makes it a must have. AR is much more instantly obvious to all with things like Night Sky and augmented maps.

ghaff 8y ago
In some ways, you could almost argue that VR (and immersive experiences generally) has garnered less interest as it's become closer to reality. The Kinect is gone. The Wii fad is over. The VR devices that do exist have pretty much highlighted the difficulty of creating fully immersive experiences, especially in a typical home environment. And, as you say, there's really been nothing that makes the typical or even not so typical person go "I gotta get some of that VR." I suppose we may get there someday but it may also be one of those things that it seemed logical to assume people would want (and many thought they did), but they mostly don't.