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So, this is an ad for a specific experience, but they're generally actually high-quality experiences as other commenters pointed out. There is a limit to what w
by vineyardmike 4y ago
So, this is an ad for a specific experience, but they're generally actually high-quality experiences as other commenters pointed out. There is a limit to what will run on the quest 2 - a sub-$500 all-in-one VR platform that runs on a multi-hour battery. A beefy 3090 based system could render something better, but you couldn't wear that on your face and run it from a battery.
I'm sure you didn't click through the details of the tweet you shared (is it still a re-tweet if it's off twitter?) but the demo actually runs in browser and the location is algorithmically generated based on your stated interests.
The environment in the example looks like it was made in Horizon, their VR sandbox world-building game. They surely could have made it look fancier by using actual 3D modeling tools that games actually would, but this "VR Mainstreet" has the potential to be re-created by anyone using simple (IMO) tools they provide. If the goal of "VR Mainsteet" is that brands can make their own storefront in VR, showing what they can do with "non professional" seems like a good ad for the brands building things. The injection of insta-posts is because its trying to share the insta-profiles of small businesses. Its a weird demo, but its a web-rendered demo so it seems fine to me.
It's just an ad, they only have so many resources to dedicate to it. Marketing teams do what they have budget for, this "quality" seems more an MBA issue than a technical issue.
Ps: It sure is fun to shit on meta lately :)
PPS: It would be really cool, and an exciting development if they got Horizon to run in browser, it could make it easier for people to develop 3D rendered worlds and share them.
- JohnHaugeland 4y ago> they're generally actually high-quality experiences as other commenters pointed out they are not competitive with 20 year old Playstation 2 software
- codsane 4y ago> they are not competitive with 20 year old Playstation 2 software Have you tried one? Nowadays they certainly are. Sure, you may encounter mobile-class graphics in some games, however these headsets can also leverage a gaming PC to stream higher quality titles as well. Not to mention immersion. The PS2 simply cannot offer an immersive experience even close to what a VR headset can these days, not for most of today’s youth anyways. This is especially true when you factor in online gaming and other social aspects. To suggest otherwise requires some strong nostalgia glasses I think.
- JohnHaugeland 4y agoI can't tell if you just mean because the newer screens are nicer, or if you didn't know the PS2 had a VR headset
- codsane 4y agoYes the quality has greatly increased since that headset ~20 years ago, and not only the screen. There is also game quality, software quality, features, “connectivity” (online gaming, social hubs). Overall the experience today is entirely different.
- JohnHaugeland 4y agocool story anyway, the ps2 stuff was more fun and had more players. good luck
- chis 4y agoClicking through this ad, I really disagree with your contention that it's anything other than total garbage. It's an on-rails walk through a series of screenshotted instagram ads, the idea being that users will be... really excited to learn about the ads they can see in the metaverse? There's no other pitch here. It's literally just some instagram screenshots floating in a near-featureless room you can slowly click around. This seems like the sorta thing you'd make if you've completely lost touch with your users and are just throwing spaghetti the wall as your PM directs you.
- vineyardmike 4y agoThis is definitely not aimed at end users but aimed at advertising teams at companies that want to sell to end users. Either way it’s totally something that came from a marketing budget not an engineering/ product budget… which is much smaller.