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I'll say this from a consumer/product point of view and not a technical or engineering, but WOW! Assuming they could pull off a finished, high performance produ

I'll say this from a consumer/product point of view and not a technical or engineering, but WOW! Assuming they could pull off a finished, high performance product, (big if) this could be the form factor that bring VR to dominance. The silly looking, awkward to wear headset is a big hindrance to adoption because it absolutely matters if you look silly or cool when it comes to consumer tech.

Valgrim 6y ago
The fact that these glasses are clearly opaque remind me of Marty's reaction when he sees Doc's brown futuristic glasses in "Back to the Future". It does look a bit silly, but at the same time it looks useful, and not heavy and encumbering like most VR headsets.
- buu700 6y ago
  To be fair, they wouldn't look weird if you just held a cane while wearing them. They could probably even fit some electronics into a cane form factor.
  - gumby 6y ago
    Would make for some excellent ad hoc light saber games too!
  - ddalex 6y ago
    Batteries would fit perfectly in the cane, and possible acoustic proximity sensors like those on cars.
- tgarv 6y ago
  There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?
xwdv 6y ago
Dude looks like an emoji with those glasses on.
jameslk 6y ago
I'd argue motion sickness is a bigger existential threat to VR than appearance, although weight is definitely a factor.
- taneq 6y ago
  For most people, motion sickness goes away fairly quickly as they get ‘get their VR legs’ and get used to VR.
- dvirsky 6y ago
  I just sold my Oculus Quest after a couple of months. For me the down sides were: 1. Weight and overall comfort. Pressure on the forehead, sweating if you're playing physical games and the room is warm can make the lens foggy; even the rubbery-plasticky smell of it. It's just not fun to use physically. 2. Resolution/graphics. I just wish it could have higher resolution and I won't see the pixels. Would make everything much more immersive. 3. Usefulness/content. It's cool but it gets old pretty fast. I just found myself barely playing after a couple of weeks of the initial excitement. Motion sickness wasn't a problem for most games, which was a surprise since I get game sickness from FP games on a normal screen and can't play them more than a couple of minutes. So I guess 1 and 2 can be solved by this technology.

Valgrim 6y ago

The fact that these glasses are clearly opaque remind me of Marty's reaction when he sees Doc's brown futuristic glasses in "Back to the Future". It does look a bit silly, but at the same time it looks useful, and not heavy and encumbering like most VR headsets.

buu700 6y ago
To be fair, they wouldn't look weird if you just held a cane while wearing them. They could probably even fit some electronics into a cane form factor.
- gumby 6y ago
  Would make for some excellent ad hoc light saber games too!
- ddalex 6y ago
  Batteries would fit perfectly in the cane, and possible acoustic proximity sensors like those on cars.
tgarv 6y ago
There's that word again. "Heavy." Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?

xwdv 6y ago

Dude looks like an emoji with those glasses on.

jameslk 6y ago

I'd argue motion sickness is a bigger existential threat to VR than appearance, although weight is definitely a factor.

taneq 6y ago
For most people, motion sickness goes away fairly quickly as they get ‘get their VR legs’ and get used to VR.
dvirsky 6y ago
I just sold my Oculus Quest after a couple of months. For me the down sides were: 1. Weight and overall comfort. Pressure on the forehead, sweating if you're playing physical games and the room is warm can make the lens foggy; even the rubbery-plasticky smell of it. It's just not fun to use physically. 2. Resolution/graphics. I just wish it could have higher resolution and I won't see the pixels. Would make everything much more immersive. 3. Usefulness/content. It's cool but it gets old pretty fast. I just found myself barely playing after a couple of weeks of the initial excitement. Motion sickness wasn't a problem for most games, which was a surprise since I get game sickness from FP games on a normal screen and can't play them more than a couple of minutes. So I guess 1 and 2 can be solved by this technology.