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Are we back in VR winter? It feels like it hasn't caught on aside from a segment of gamers.

k__ 8y ago
Well, if the Oculus Quest is good, it's more to the Rift like the smartphone was to the desktop computer.
istorical 8y ago
Nope, porn (and you would expect TV/movies to follow in their footsteps) will ensure it doesn't disappear and continues to grow, although it's possible it grows slowly.
- freehunter 8y ago
  Porn, sure. That's a place where being immersed in the scene is unique and possible desirable. Movies, though... I'm not convinced. 3D movies already suffer from having to force the viewer's attention to the appropriate part of the scene by changing the focus so undesirable locations are blurred out. How do you represent an action scene where the viewer could potentially be looking 180 degrees from where the action is taking place?
  - jobigoud 8y ago
    > How do you represent an action scene where the viewer could potentially be looking 180 degrees from where the action is taking place? You put the viewer in the middle of the action.
  - Flenser 8y ago
    Half Life managed to do it. I imagine if you played a VR version of Half Life the story/"cut scene" parts would work even better than with a mouse and keyboard.
- acjohnson55 8y ago
  If the idea there is just immersive field of view, seems like Google Cardboard is probably sufficient. I don't really see people wanting to navigate the space.
metalliqaz 8y ago
Seems to me that the VR hype died down almost immediately after the Rift and the Vive hit the market for the big $$$
mattnewport 8y ago
Our company and others are seeing plenty of interest and adoption in the enterprise / training space. We haven't seen it really catch on yet as a gaming platform in part because of price and in part because we have yet to see a platform selling game equivalent to a Mario / Halo type of exclusive. Where there are real use cases in enterprise price isn't such a barrier however.

k__ 8y ago

Well, if the Oculus Quest is good, it's more to the Rift like the smartphone was to the desktop computer.

Nope, porn (and you would expect TV/movies to follow in their footsteps) will ensure it doesn't disappear and continues to grow, although it's possible it grows slowly.

freehunter 8y ago
Porn, sure. That's a place where being immersed in the scene is unique and possible desirable. Movies, though... I'm not convinced. 3D movies already suffer from having to force the viewer's attention to the appropriate part of the scene by changing the focus so undesirable locations are blurred out. How do you represent an action scene where the viewer could potentially be looking 180 degrees from where the action is taking place?
- jobigoud 8y ago
  > How do you represent an action scene where the viewer could potentially be looking 180 degrees from where the action is taking place? You put the viewer in the middle of the action.
- Flenser 8y ago
  Half Life managed to do it. I imagine if you played a VR version of Half Life the story/"cut scene" parts would work even better than with a mouse and keyboard.
acjohnson55 8y ago
If the idea there is just immersive field of view, seems like Google Cardboard is probably sufficient. I don't really see people wanting to navigate the space.

metalliqaz 8y ago

Seems to me that the VR hype died down almost immediately after the Rift and the Vive hit the market for the big $$$

mattnewport 8y ago

Our company and others are seeing plenty of interest and adoption in the enterprise / training space. We haven't seen it really catch on yet as a gaming platform in part because of price and in part because we have yet to see a platform selling game equivalent to a Mario / Halo type of exclusive. Where there are real use cases in enterprise price isn't such a barrier however.