Y'know what it reminds me of? The "Virtual Reality" craze of the early 90s. Everybody went on about how awesome it was that in a few years time, once the graphi

Y'know what it reminds me of? The "Virtual Reality" craze of the early 90s. Everybody went on about how awesome it was that in a few years time, once the graphics hardware caught up, we'd all be putting on virtual reality helmets, not just for games, but for everything. "Man", people said after playing Dactyl Nightmare for the first time, "when the graphics get better, and we figure out how to make small, light screens, this is going to be awesome!" What happened? Well, the graphics caught up, and we figured out how to make small, light screens, but we also figured out that wearing a virtual reality helmet is annoying, gives you a headache, and really doesn't give you any more feeling of immersion than just watching a big flat screen.