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I did this a few years ago. With googly eyes, cat ears, and a nose, people generally responded with a smile. But there wasn't a lot of attention. In coffee hous

I did this a few years ago. With googly eyes, cat ears, and a nose, people generally responded with a smile. But there wasn't a lot of attention. In coffee houses, subways and buses, meetups, etc. Some parks. Ears made from (two colors of) gaff tape. :) Nose was a monocular passthru camera, gaff taped to various headsets. Sometimes also had an MIT VR sticker, to help people with any "what flavor of wacky is this?" uncertainty. It was tethered, without raised-hand gesturing, so "just a person working on laptop". Perhaps supporting personalization might help smooth hmd adoption?

harel 5y ago
There is a point in the video where the "protagonist" is served a drink in the Cafe. The scene cuts as he puts it on his lips but for a split second I recognised that weird dance once must do to sip with a VR headset on. I've tried enough times to know that drink+cup+VR does not mix.
- penjelly 5y ago
  add a straw to that equation and they mix, but yeah les hope vr headsets get smaller and lighter in the future
  - capableweb 5y ago
    You'd be the first person I've seen drinking coffee with a straw, unless we're talking about the sugary "coffees" from Starbucks.