4 ms·

Looks better than Meta's metaverse.

by myth_drannon 4y ago

troymc 4y ago
Yeah, the characters have legs!
- andybak 4y ago
  If I implemented avatars in social VR I would also avoid legs. No legs is better than bad legs and good legs is very hard to achieve. So the "no legs" thing is the correct design decision in many cases.
  - andsoitis 4y ago
    > No legs is better than bad legs and good legs is very hard to achieve. What do you think of the leg quality in this game?
    - andybak 4y ago
      That's an entirely different problem to the one faced with VR avatars. You can make in leg position. With VR avatars, you're trying to infer leg movement to the head and hands movement of a human in 3d space.
robotburrito 4y ago
It does, I love the peaceful vibe it has. But to be fair this is conveying a lot less information about the individual players than Meta does. A "metaverse" is much harder problem than people imagine.
- jojobas 4y ago
  It's a non-problem that's very hard to solve indeed.
- NemoNobody 4y ago
  Kids in Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft have all built a better metaverse than Zuck. I've had more fun playing super basic Roblox games with my nephews than I can imagine myself ever having with meta. Zuck's metaverse feels like the Doctors Office equivalent of a nightclub.
  - elcritch 4y ago
    I think Zuckerberg is right about the metaverse. Unfortunately (fortunately?) Meta likely won't be where the metaverse develops, unless they can purchase it. I still use and like Instagram, so they appear to be capable of keeping them alive. But the established industry players, including the Zuck subsidized ones, largely don't seem positioned to "get" VR/AR. I don't know what it is, but I know it's not what they have so far. Outside of fitness apps the Qwest world is still just a fancy store interface. I use it because it's still among the best, but it certainly doesn't give me the feel of it becoming a "verse" of any sort. I really want it to be, but the folks working at Meta largely don't seem to be the sort of creative non-conformists it'll take to crack that nut.
- tiborsaas 4y ago
  > A "metaverse" is much harder problem than people imagine. I agree that it's complex, but probably not that complex not to have legs :)
trowt 4y ago
"Stop chatting and start buying things!"

Looks better than Meta's metaverse.

troymc 4y ago

Yeah, the characters have legs!

andybak 4y ago
If I implemented avatars in social VR I would also avoid legs. No legs is better than bad legs and good legs is very hard to achieve. So the "no legs" thing is the correct design decision in many cases.
- andsoitis 4y ago
  > No legs is better than bad legs and good legs is very hard to achieve. What do you think of the leg quality in this game?
  - andybak 4y ago
    That's an entirely different problem to the one faced with VR avatars. You can make in leg position. With VR avatars, you're trying to infer leg movement to the head and hands movement of a human in 3d space.

robotburrito 4y ago

It does, I love the peaceful vibe it has. But to be fair this is conveying a lot less information about the individual players than Meta does. A "metaverse" is much harder problem than people imagine.

jojobas 4y ago
It's a non-problem that's very hard to solve indeed.
NemoNobody 4y ago
Kids in Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft have all built a better metaverse than Zuck. I've had more fun playing super basic Roblox games with my nephews than I can imagine myself ever having with meta. Zuck's metaverse feels like the Doctors Office equivalent of a nightclub.
- elcritch 4y ago
  I think Zuckerberg is right about the metaverse. Unfortunately (fortunately?) Meta likely won't be where the metaverse develops, unless they can purchase it. I still use and like Instagram, so they appear to be capable of keeping them alive. But the established industry players, including the Zuck subsidized ones, largely don't seem positioned to "get" VR/AR. I don't know what it is, but I know it's not what they have so far. Outside of fitness apps the Qwest world is still just a fancy store interface. I use it because it's still among the best, but it certainly doesn't give me the feel of it becoming a "verse" of any sort. I really want it to be, but the folks working at Meta largely don't seem to be the sort of creative non-conformists it'll take to crack that nut.
tiborsaas 4y ago
> A "metaverse" is much harder problem than people imagine. I agree that it's complex, but probably not that complex not to have legs :)

trowt 4y ago

"Stop chatting and start buying things!"