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I've been owning a VR headset (a htc vive) for more than a year, now, and I concur with other comments : it's something else, and I think the only reason it's n
by Fiezah7e 6y ago
I've been owning a VR headset (a htc vive) for more than a year, now, and I concur with other comments : it's something else, and I think the only reason it's not taking over is the high price tag for a setup.
That being said, I use my VR headset probably even less than my 3d printer. As mindblowing as it is when I put the headset on (and truly, it never gets old), I realized it's just not for me.
I usually play games on my sofa, with a steam controller and the screen on my wall through a projector. I always play turn by turn or low intensity games rather than fast-paced action games. I have my laptop on front of me on my coffee table, and constantly check my mailbox, rss feeds and many sources of news, on the laptop between playing two turns in the games or message with friends on my phone.
This is a funny thing, because I didn't realized that before I bought a VR headset : basically, I'm always multitasking during my leisure time, and you just can't do that in VR. Each time I think "hey, let's chill in No Man's Sky", my immediate reaction is "oh wait, but if I do that, I can do _only_ that", and I play a classic game instead.
Now, this is a very personal experience, maybe that won't be a problem for anyone else. But as far as I'm concerned, VR fullfills all its promises, and yet it's not for me.
EDIT : fun fact, the time when VR is really useful for me is during week-end during the day when I don't feel like working on a side project or learning a new thing. I can't use the projector with daylight, so in those cases I'll just put the VR headset on rather than closing shutters.
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- baby 6y agoI think VR is for everyone, like any medium, it's just that you haven't found a game/app that makes you come back. For me it's the multiplayer games that I like, more of my friends are getting VR headsets right now and I suspect that as more of them get into it the more we'll end up playing VR together.
- ashtonkem 6y agoNot every medium is for everyone; human preferences don’t work that way.
- baby 6y agoIf you see VR as another medium like a laptop or a smart phone, then I believe they are for everyone. People underestimate the amount of applications for VR. But Mark my word, in a few years your comment will have poorly aged as every household will have a VR headset the same way every household had a printer or a desktop PC 20 years ago.
- Fiezah7e 6y agoOh no, don't get me wrong, I'm totally mind blown by what I've seen. No Man's Sky and Skyrim VR most notably were just game changing compared to what I experienced in flat screens. But yeah, VR requires my full and undivided attention, and this will just not happen :)
- baby 6y agoHave you tried multiplayer games in VR though? It's the same for me and gaming in general, I have very little patience except if I'm playing warzone or rocketleague with friends. It's just not the same :) I wrote about my mind-blowing experience playing the Catan board game in VR: https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-oculus-go https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-o...