It's hard to see what VR does better than pancake computing. Superficially it's obvious - 3D! immersion! But practically it's not at all like real 3D (no tact

It's hard to see what VR does better than pancake computing. Superficially it's obvious - 3D! immersion! But practically it's not at all like real 3D (no tactility at all, stupid strap-on goggles with trailing cables, weird mismatches between head movement and perspective, no integration with the real world so you're constantly anxious about bumping into the furniture, and let's not even get started on avatars etc). So far it's just too clumsy to be a convincing substitute. It's basically only really credible as a game accessory - like a joystick, but better. I can't see VR becoming phone-popular until two way direct neural interfaces become a polished technology. And when that happens a lot of other developments become possible at the same time.