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I routinely use Quest 3 with Immersed to do "focused" work by switching to specific environments that I associate with that. I can also co-work in a room of 5 -

by zmmmmm 3y ago

I routinely use Quest 3 with Immersed to do "focused" work by switching to specific environments that I associate with that. I can also co-work in a room of 5 - 10 other people who are also doing that which generates a little bit of impetus to focus as well. I think if this becomes the only reason to keep the device, for sure explore some other options like Quest 3 and see if it's sufficient. It does a lot more things than a Vision Pro and costs so much less. It's pretty personal whether the resolution cuts it or you really need the quality of the Vision Pro or not, but it works for me.

KronisLV 3y ago
I got a Quest 2 mostly for entertainment, but using it for productivity reasons is basically a no go for me, due to the lenses (blurry near the edges and some light streaks for any off-center text, not sure what the correct name for that is) and overall resolution (can't even have my actual 4 monitors present without having to make them so big that each takes up like 90 degrees of my field of vision). I feel like I really should have waited for Quest 3, not have gotten a Quest 2 because it was cheaper. Then again, I quite like the concept of VR and if some of the software wasn't so buggy (currently I need to run GPU drivers from 2020 for my RX 580, since the newer ones cause driver crashes), I can definitely imagine myself spending more time in VR! Except for eye strain and basically staring into super bright screens close to my face. Once I eventually get there, just chilling in space, with a few floating windows and getting some work done will be a pretty zen experience. Just have to wait a while until the hardware becomes more affordable.
- zmmmmm 3y ago
  Yes Quest 3 is a completely different ball game to Quest 2 as far as this goes. Quest 2 resolution and lenses were completely unusable for me and Quest 3 is usable. But there are people that will say Quest 3 is unusable so you have to really try it. One thing it convinces me is that the resolution in Vision Pro is completely unnecessary for me. I need about 20% more resolution and I am done, after that other things are more important.
gentleman11 3y ago
There are some privacy issues with meta that make me shy about trying their vr ecosystem again. I met a Facebook recruiter once, maybe 3-4 years ago, who was bragging about how his team was collecting data about the interiors and uses of private indoor spaces. If I'm in a charitable mood, I’ll take that to mean “contents of stores and restaurants,” but I’m not always so optimistic
- zmmmmm 3y ago
  it's a future risk I think but not a current one in any way shape or form in the Quest platform. They meticulously ask permission for every app that uses eye / camera / spatial data, even their own. I would say in some sense you are safer on Meta's platforms for the time being because Zuckerberg is going to be so shy of igniting that perception whereas Apple as more room to take those liberties. But I agree, in the longer term it's something to think about.

by zmmmmm 3y ago

KronisLV 3y ago

I got a Quest 2 mostly for entertainment, but using it for productivity reasons is basically a no go for me, due to the lenses (blurry near the edges and some light streaks for any off-center text, not sure what the correct name for that is) and overall resolution (can't even have my actual 4 monitors present without having to make them so big that each takes up like 90 degrees of my field of vision). I feel like I really should have waited for Quest 3, not have gotten a Quest 2 because it was cheaper. Then again, I quite like the concept of VR and if some of the software wasn't so buggy (currently I need to run GPU drivers from 2020 for my RX 580, since the newer ones cause driver crashes), I can definitely imagine myself spending more time in VR! Except for eye strain and basically staring into super bright screens close to my face. Once I eventually get there, just chilling in space, with a few floating windows and getting some work done will be a pretty zen experience. Just have to wait a while until the hardware becomes more affordable.

zmmmmm 3y ago
Yes Quest 3 is a completely different ball game to Quest 2 as far as this goes. Quest 2 resolution and lenses were completely unusable for me and Quest 3 is usable. But there are people that will say Quest 3 is unusable so you have to really try it. One thing it convinces me is that the resolution in Vision Pro is completely unnecessary for me. I need about 20% more resolution and I am done, after that other things are more important.

gentleman11 3y ago

There are some privacy issues with meta that make me shy about trying their vr ecosystem again. I met a Facebook recruiter once, maybe 3-4 years ago, who was bragging about how his team was collecting data about the interiors and uses of private indoor spaces. If I'm in a charitable mood, I’ll take that to mean “contents of stores and restaurants,” but I’m not always so optimistic

zmmmmm 3y ago
it's a future risk I think but not a current one in any way shape or form in the Quest platform. They meticulously ask permission for every app that uses eye / camera / spatial data, even their own. I would say in some sense you are safer on Meta's platforms for the time being because Zuckerberg is going to be so shy of igniting that perception whereas Apple as more room to take those liberties. But I agree, in the longer term it's something to think about.