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I want to admire their tenacity and faith. Lot of great things can come out of that. But then there's the financial side and responsibility. So it's a tough cal
by nyrulez 4y ago
I want to admire their tenacity and faith. Lot of great things can come out of that. But then there's the financial side and responsibility. So it's a tough call. But as a non-stock owner for Meta, I'd favor tenacity of innovation than an ever increasing stock price.
I've been an avid Quest 2 user. There is nothing else like it. I use it for portable workouts and it does the job pretty well. Meta is years ahead of anyone else in this field.
But will this ever reach mainstream adoption? I think Zuck and others need to understand that the ask of putting a headset on is a pretty big one and is one of the biggest impediments, even if the stuff inside that headset can be pretty cool! I just don't see a path to that ever becoming normalized in our society or workplace.
I feel Zuck is letting his personal bias inform his decisions because he is an avid early adopter and is perhaps super comfy with VR headsets. I mean he bought Oculus in the first place !
I personally think stuff like VR/AR doesn't become truly mainstream until we hit a contact lenses level form factor. I know that sounds way out there but I don't see any other way. Getting to a sunglasses form factor will be a big win but still won't be enough to go mainstream, perhaps 25% of the way. And even that is easily 10 years away if not more.
If I was part of their innovation team, I'd buy another smaller company like Nreal Air that's innovating in he sunglasses display/AR space quite well and then try to marry VR/AR with that. If they can achieve that, they will get a big jump in adoption. It will require an external computation box, perhaps a smartphone sized one, but that's still an easier ask than putting a whole headset on.
- prng2021 4y agoSunglasses type form factor makes sense. I think a contact lens form factor would hurt adoption though. Some people wear contacts full time and you wouldn’t want another similar sized device stuck on top of it. A lot of people do not wear contacts and it can be a major struggle to force yourself to stick something onto your eyeballs.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoPresumably they could just manufacture them ("them" being magical computers the size of a contact lens, so I know I'm going out on a bit of a ledge here) to also include your prescription along with the magic computer bits.
- nyrulez 4y agoI agree that sticking contact lenses isn't going to be too fun unless the utility is really super compelling and then it becomes a part of your routine. Imagine overlays on demand for any context. Light weight glasses is another option but it does limit the utility a lot in many scenarios.
- illegalsmile 4y agoI just picked up a second hand quest 2, pretty cool. What workout app(s) do you use? So far beat saber can get the heart rate up a little depending on what song and difficulty you choose but I haven't tried anything else. Mostly I've just been playing through Alyx.
- nyrulez 4y agoMy favorite so far is Les Mills VR. It feels like a genuine workout, especially the longer more intense ones. Other famous ones are Supernatural, FitXR etc. But they all have subscription models and Les Mills doesn't.
- illegalsmile 4y agoThank you, I will check that out tonight!
- TenJack 4y agoCheck out Eleven Table Tennis!
- ljw1001 4y agoThrill of the Fight is one of the best, as long as you’re careful to avoid repetitive stress injuries.