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There just hasn't been a big killer app for VR, and it's pretty expensive to get into it for any serious usage. Beat Saber [0] appears to be among the most popu

There just hasn't been a big killer app for VR, and it's pretty expensive to get into it for any serious usage. Beat Saber [0] appears to be among the most popular games, but I don't think many people are playing regularly. Anecdotal, among my friends, people that own VR rigs don't use them very frequently either. The big problem is that even doing something super simple takes a fair amount of effort. Even watching a 3D video requires sourcing content and then finding a compatible video player. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1sw4lfwFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1sw4lfwFw

amelius 8y ago
Watching a baseball/soccer/basketball game virtually from the stadium should be a pretty big market (?)
- godzillabrennus 8y ago
  Who wants regularly wear headgear to enjoy a sports game? I can see it being a novelty but not a normal situation.
  - buboard 8y ago
    bunch of people go to a pub to watch a game. they all wear oculus. in the end their cables got so tangled up they had to call firemen
  - zeristor 8y ago
    Apart from the people actually playing the sport, they tend to wear a lot of head gear.
- pjc50 8y ago
  This misses all the physicality of being there while taking away the benefits of varying camera positions chosen for you by the TV coverage. If someone could manage the point cloud reconstruction techniques that would let you watch from positions in the middle of the game while there is no camera, they'd be on to something. Oh, and it's a bad business model - the sports IP owner would want almost all the money.
  - 7952 8y ago
    And such a view would also work on a normal screen, and could follow the play smoothly. A VR view relies on the user moving their head, rather than letting a camera man do it for them.
  - delfinom 8y ago
    >This misses all the physicality of being there while taking away the benefits of varying camera positions chosen for you by the TV coverage. What are you missing? The ability to pay $20 for a water bottle?
snaky 8y ago
> There just hasn't been a big killer app for VR Porn?

amelius 8y ago

Watching a baseball/soccer/basketball game virtually from the stadium should be a pretty big market (?)

godzillabrennus 8y ago
Who wants regularly wear headgear to enjoy a sports game? I can see it being a novelty but not a normal situation.
- buboard 8y ago
  bunch of people go to a pub to watch a game. they all wear oculus. in the end their cables got so tangled up they had to call firemen
- zeristor 8y ago
  Apart from the people actually playing the sport, they tend to wear a lot of head gear.
pjc50 8y ago
This misses all the physicality of being there while taking away the benefits of varying camera positions chosen for you by the TV coverage. If someone could manage the point cloud reconstruction techniques that would let you watch from positions in the middle of the game while there is no camera, they'd be on to something. Oh, and it's a bad business model - the sports IP owner would want almost all the money.
- 7952 8y ago
  And such a view would also work on a normal screen, and could follow the play smoothly. A VR view relies on the user moving their head, rather than letting a camera man do it for them.
- delfinom 8y ago
  >This misses all the physicality of being there while taking away the benefits of varying camera positions chosen for you by the TV coverage. What are you missing? The ability to pay $20 for a water bottle?

snaky 8y ago

> There just hasn't been a big killer app for VR Porn?