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I feel like VR will only ever be a niche thing since my theory is people, in general, don't like wearing stuff (goggles, 3D glasses) over their eyes for long pe

I feel like VR will only ever be a niche thing since my theory is people, in general, don't like wearing stuff (goggles, 3D glasses) over their eyes for long periods of time for pure entertainment. Your last statement intrigues me though: "use projectors to paint over the physical world and create visions that people can share" I wonder if video sampling, much like audio sampling for music, could propel AR into mainstream uses in that regard. Take video game content for example, if sampling were allowed, an indoor go-kart track properly setup (walls, projectors, go-kart mods, etc.) could have themed racing nights: Mario Kart, Pole Position, etc. It would have to be slightly different, like a banana peel could decelerate for a couple seconds safely instead of spinning off track. I suppose a helmet with goggle overlay would be much cheaper to implement though.

karmakaze 4y ago
When I got the original iPhone I thought it was the coolest thing, but even then I couldn't imagine that people would be staring at a 3.5"-6" screen for hours on end for entertainment. There will be a new platform that replaces mobile. What could be more convenient than a wireless, pocketable, hand-held device? A hands-free one. Who wants to lead/own that market? Everyone big enough to compete. I wonder if MS will miss this one too.
- mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
  The trouble I have thinking past the smartphone form-factor is what people will be doing with some AR thing. If its projecting something on some glass in front of my eyes, what am I doing? scrolling social media on it? The current state of voice response is poor for most things vs. tapping a screen/keyboard. Social media is probably where most users spend their time these days, which isn't likely to change, and also means they are posting things. Can you imagine trying to dictate posts with clever puns and witty wordings? Will everything be like tik-tok videos then? I don't know - I have a hard time imagining the transition from current smart phone form-factor and typical teenager use cases to anything with AR/VR/*R.
  - karmakaze 4y ago
    The same things could have been said about the iPhone before we had people using social apps all day. It's not about imagining people using the apps that we have today in a new medium.

karmakaze 4y ago

When I got the original iPhone I thought it was the coolest thing, but even then I couldn't imagine that people would be staring at a 3.5"-6" screen for hours on end for entertainment. There will be a new platform that replaces mobile. What could be more convenient than a wireless, pocketable, hand-held device? A hands-free one. Who wants to lead/own that market? Everyone big enough to compete. I wonder if MS will miss this one too.

mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
The trouble I have thinking past the smartphone form-factor is what people will be doing with some AR thing. If its projecting something on some glass in front of my eyes, what am I doing? scrolling social media on it? The current state of voice response is poor for most things vs. tapping a screen/keyboard. Social media is probably where most users spend their time these days, which isn't likely to change, and also means they are posting things. Can you imagine trying to dictate posts with clever puns and witty wordings? Will everything be like tik-tok videos then? I don't know - I have a hard time imagining the transition from current smart phone form-factor and typical teenager use cases to anything with AR/VR/*R.
- karmakaze 4y ago
  The same things could have been said about the iPhone before we had people using social apps all day. It's not about imagining people using the apps that we have today in a new medium.