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It is too early. The technology is more of a hindrance than a third arm for the individual. I don't understand why everyone is in a race to fulfil some weird d

It is too early. The technology is more of a hindrance than a third arm for the individual. I don't understand why everyone is in a race to fulfil some weird dream that requires a lot of big technological leaps that aren't even on the horizon.

SQueeeeeL 4y ago
Ego of the founders wanting to be "on the ground floor" of the tech they read about in random sci-fi books as teens. Even though in most of those sci-fi books were schlock or allegorical about how technology alienates us.
smoldesu 4y ago
I really don't think the hardware is the issue. We have great, cheap, and widely available headsets on the market, but nobody has thought of a killer app for VR yet. Facebook didn't and sorta just "winged it" to some degree of failure. According to Mark Gurman, Apple is stuck on the same question. It very much sounds to me like VR just doesn't have any decent application. The dream of AR as truly assistive technology seems so far on the horizon that I struggle to incorporate it into serious MR/VR discussions. That's how bad the content drought is. Worse yet, every time this discussion comes up, people argue that VR will be adopted by decreasingly cost-sensitive fields. It used to be that VR was for gamers; that didn't work, so we pivoted to marketing it for engineers. That didn't work, so now... it's consumer hardware? It's for doctors? Soldiers? Who knows, just wait a few months and someone will fund a new excuse.
- captaincaveman 4y ago
  I think VR for games is fine, still clunky as a physical experience at the moment with relatively basic graphics. Improve those things and I'll be upgrading my Quest 1.
- rowanG077 4y ago
  Half life Alyx is the best gaming experience I have had. It probably even ranks in the lower digits of all things I have ever experienced. Calling VR gaming useless is just completely wrong to me.
- germinalphrase 4y ago
  My stance is that the ‘killer app’ for AR is going to be a tidal wave of small, hyper focused, and boring utilities like “highlight ice on the sidewalk so grandma can still walk her dog in the winter”.
Felmioytfr 4y ago
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maximus-decimus 4y ago
It's the next ecosystem and everybody wants to be able to get their 30% tax on all software and services that will be sold on it.
dougmwne 4y ago
There’s 10’s of millions of VR gaming customers. That’s similar to the latest Xbox. Plenty of users get value out of these products today.

SQueeeeeL 4y ago

Ego of the founders wanting to be "on the ground floor" of the tech they read about in random sci-fi books as teens. Even though in most of those sci-fi books were schlock or allegorical about how technology alienates us.

smoldesu 4y ago

I really don't think the hardware is the issue. We have great, cheap, and widely available headsets on the market, but nobody has thought of a killer app for VR yet. Facebook didn't and sorta just "winged it" to some degree of failure. According to Mark Gurman, Apple is stuck on the same question. It very much sounds to me like VR just doesn't have any decent application. The dream of AR as truly assistive technology seems so far on the horizon that I struggle to incorporate it into serious MR/VR discussions. That's how bad the content drought is. Worse yet, every time this discussion comes up, people argue that VR will be adopted by decreasingly cost-sensitive fields. It used to be that VR was for gamers; that didn't work, so we pivoted to marketing it for engineers. That didn't work, so now... it's consumer hardware? It's for doctors? Soldiers? Who knows, just wait a few months and someone will fund a new excuse.

captaincaveman 4y ago
I think VR for games is fine, still clunky as a physical experience at the moment with relatively basic graphics. Improve those things and I'll be upgrading my Quest 1.
rowanG077 4y ago
Half life Alyx is the best gaming experience I have had. It probably even ranks in the lower digits of all things I have ever experienced. Calling VR gaming useless is just completely wrong to me.
germinalphrase 4y ago
My stance is that the ‘killer app’ for AR is going to be a tidal wave of small, hyper focused, and boring utilities like “highlight ice on the sidewalk so grandma can still walk her dog in the winter”.

Felmioytfr 4y ago

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maximus-decimus 4y ago

It's the next ecosystem and everybody wants to be able to get their 30% tax on all software and services that will be sold on it.

dougmwne 4y ago

There’s 10’s of millions of VR gaming customers. That’s similar to the latest Xbox. Plenty of users get value out of these products today.