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Man, the Metaverse... what a fad. I almost can't even believe that WAS a thing. We had Habbo, and then we had Second Life, and NOW!!!!!!.... * deafening silence

Man, the Metaverse... what a fad. I almost can't even believe that WAS a thing. We had Habbo, and then we had Second Life, and NOW!!!!!!.... * deafening silence *

rvnx 3y ago
VR is a gadget, the same way that 4D cinemas are gadget. Ok it's +/- fun the first time to receive water droplets in your face while watching a movie, or for the cinema to spread fake fart smell, but this is not the experience you want to have every day. Apparently only a single-digit % of people who purchased AR headsets are using them once in a month (source: Valve developer Chet Faliszek)
- nomel 3y ago
  In my opinion, HMD are clearly the future of display tech. VR is something you get for free, with an HMD.
  - rvnx 3y ago
    A (dystopian) future is more likely the Neuralink injecting visual signals or thoughts. Even an ultra-light HMD gives the Glasshole feeling, besides not being comfortable to wear.
    - nomel 3y ago
      > Even an ultra-light HMD gives the Glasshole feeling, besides not being comfortable to wear. Which have you had experience with? And, do you believe whatever you wore was as good as it gets?
- theshackleford 3y ago
  > but this is not the experience you want to have every day. It’s been the experience I’ve been having every day since the original oculus devkit. I’ve rarely touched a flatscreen title since. Eventually I hope they’ll become good enough to work in when I travel. edit In saying that, i've always maintained its not ready for normies yet, and that we were probably a good decade or two away from the point where its going to be in a format/design that the mass market would accept/have interest in. In fact in many cases, I still actively reccomend against purchase because I know it's still kinda incuating along.
Tenoke 3y ago
How is it a defeaning silence? Their latest hardware product was released ~3 months ago.
- rvnx 3y ago
  Never heard of it. Never saw it anywhere. If nobody can hear the sound of a tree falling, does it still make a sound ?
  - nickthegreek 3y ago
    You never heard of the Quest 3?
    - rvnx 3y ago
      Not at all, but it makes sense if it's a niche product addressing the needs of a subset of gamers. Look for example Among US VR (an excellent game): https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ There are 12 players online now, 22 players "peak"... A lot of people have tried VR, and the consensus is generally that VR is fun to try once but then: Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense.
      - Tenoke 3y ago
        Quest 3 is $500, not $1000 and needs no external PC. Your choice of game is equally bizzare.
      - nickthegreek 3y ago
        >Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? The Quest 2 is a perfectly capable VR device and is only $250. >To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense. You are on hackernews.. a site that has talked about the Quest 3 A TON. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=quest%203&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

Man, the Metaverse... what a fad. I almost can't even believe that WAS a thing. We had Habbo, and then we had Second Life, and NOW!!!!!!.... * deafening silence *

rvnx 3y ago

VR is a gadget, the same way that 4D cinemas are gadget. Ok it's +/- fun the first time to receive water droplets in your face while watching a movie, or for the cinema to spread fake fart smell, but this is not the experience you want to have every day. Apparently only a single-digit % of people who purchased AR headsets are using them once in a month (source: Valve developer Chet Faliszek)

nomel 3y ago
In my opinion, HMD are clearly the future of display tech. VR is something you get for free, with an HMD.
- rvnx 3y ago
  A (dystopian) future is more likely the Neuralink injecting visual signals or thoughts. Even an ultra-light HMD gives the Glasshole feeling, besides not being comfortable to wear.
  - nomel 3y ago
    > Even an ultra-light HMD gives the Glasshole feeling, besides not being comfortable to wear. Which have you had experience with? And, do you believe whatever you wore was as good as it gets?
theshackleford 3y ago
> but this is not the experience you want to have every day. It’s been the experience I’ve been having every day since the original oculus devkit. I’ve rarely touched a flatscreen title since. Eventually I hope they’ll become good enough to work in when I travel. edit In saying that, i've always maintained its not ready for normies yet, and that we were probably a good decade or two away from the point where its going to be in a format/design that the mass market would accept/have interest in. In fact in many cases, I still actively reccomend against purchase because I know it's still kinda incuating along.

Tenoke 3y ago

How is it a defeaning silence? Their latest hardware product was released ~3 months ago.

rvnx 3y ago
Never heard of it. Never saw it anywhere. If nobody can hear the sound of a tree falling, does it still make a sound ?
- nickthegreek 3y ago
  You never heard of the Quest 3?
  - rvnx 3y ago
    Not at all, but it makes sense if it's a niche product addressing the needs of a subset of gamers. Look for example Among US VR (an excellent game): https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ https://steamdb.info/app/1849900/charts/ There are 12 players online now, 22 players "peak"... A lot of people have tried VR, and the consensus is generally that VR is fun to try once but then: Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense.
    - Tenoke 3y ago
      Quest 3 is $500, not $1000 and needs no external PC. Your choice of game is equally bizzare.
    - nickthegreek 3y ago
      >Is it really worth spending 1000 USD (headset only + whatever gaming PC you need with it) <-> 4000 USD (vision pro) for something you'd use only few times per year ? The Quest 2 is a perfectly capable VR device and is only $250. >To follow the hardware news related to something you don't plan to purchase nor use doesn't really make sense. You are on hackernews.. a site that has talked about the Quest 3 A TON. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=quest%203&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...