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> centuries Centuries? I haven't taken a close look at VR (though I'm flirting with buying a headset soon, just for kicks...) but I'd always assumed it was mor

> centuries Centuries? I haven't taken a close look at VR (though I'm flirting with buying a headset soon, just for kicks...) but I'd always assumed it was more like 10-25 years away. What are the hardware breakthroughs that you think would do it?

cbtacy 4y ago
True lightfield display would be a start....
- Morizero 4y ago
  Which reminds me, whatever happened to magic leap?
  - cbtacy 4y ago
    Flailing about? And of course what they were doing was NOT true light field display.
  - 314 4y ago
    They burned through an ungodly amount of money. There was a headset that they released four years ago - it was a flop. Similar deal to the hololens, first generaion aimed at developers. Recently they've pivoted and there is a second generation headset announced that is aimed at business users.
stephc_int13 4y ago
Brain implants. Or very light AR glasses.
- magic_hamster 4y ago
  Are you going to be willing to install a brain implant from Facebook? Dear God. It's like something out of a dystopian movie. No amount of money will convince me to do something like this, especially coming from Facebook, but any corporation really. Very light AR glasses can be an interesting proposition but they will not provide the VR immersive experience. I'm not sure what people expect from VR but it's not Ready Player One and will not be for a very long time. However, playing Half Life Alyx is quite phenomenal even today on current hardware.
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  - stephc_int13 4y ago
    I would bet money that Meta is going to fail spectacularly at their attempt to build the metaverse. And it will be fun to watch from the outside. Unfortunately, I don't expect this endeavor to give interesting fruits to humanity, but sometimes happy accidents happen.
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jgwil2 4y ago
Only thing I can think is that GP is making a sports reference (1 century = 100 runs in cricket) a la "home run" being used to mean a smashing success.

cbtacy 4y ago

True lightfield display would be a start....

Morizero 4y ago
Which reminds me, whatever happened to magic leap?
- cbtacy 4y ago
  Flailing about? And of course what they were doing was NOT true light field display.
- 314 4y ago
  They burned through an ungodly amount of money. There was a headset that they released four years ago - it was a flop. Similar deal to the hololens, first generaion aimed at developers. Recently they've pivoted and there is a second generation headset announced that is aimed at business users.

stephc_int13 4y ago

Brain implants. Or very light AR glasses.

magic_hamster 4y ago
Are you going to be willing to install a brain implant from Facebook? Dear God. It's like something out of a dystopian movie. No amount of money will convince me to do something like this, especially coming from Facebook, but any corporation really. Very light AR glasses can be an interesting proposition but they will not provide the VR immersive experience. I'm not sure what people expect from VR but it's not Ready Player One and will not be for a very long time. However, playing Half Life Alyx is quite phenomenal even today on current hardware.
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- stephc_int13 4y ago
  I would bet money that Meta is going to fail spectacularly at their attempt to build the metaverse. And it will be fun to watch from the outside. Unfortunately, I don't expect this endeavor to give interesting fruits to humanity, but sometimes happy accidents happen.

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jgwil2 4y ago

Only thing I can think is that GP is making a sports reference (1 century = 100 runs in cricket) a la "home run" being used to mean a smashing success.