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VR tech still isn't ready for truly mass adoption, but there's definitely cool stuff in there. It's just not for everyone. I think it'll get there eventually, b
by TulliusCicero 3y ago
VR tech still isn't ready for truly mass adoption, but there's definitely cool stuff in there. It's just not for everyone. I think it'll get there eventually, but it's gonna take a long time.
> What is the "killer app" that people see here?
For some people (myself included), it's Beat Saber. Super fun rhythm game that wouldn't work outside of VR. Very useful for exercise.
In fact, VR is good for exercise in general. There's a lot of rhythm/fitness/sports games, or ones that aren't explicitly targeted at that area but still give you a workout, like Gorilla Tag. Having a big library of games-that-are-also-exercise that you can use at home is a big benefit. If you're the kind of person who likes games, this is probably a more effective use of your money than, say, a treadmill.
Of course, some people like various VR games for their own sake. Playing something like Blade & Sorcery or Dungeons of Eternity is certainly much more immersive than regular video games. I felt like a murderous sociopath when I first played B&S, and the graphics aren't even that good!
There's also people who want to use VR for productivity purposes, like having infinite screens, though I think for most people the comfort level isn't there yet.
And lastly, porn. Of course there's VR porn.
- andrewla 3y agoBeat Saber is fun, sure. But it doesn't feel like a "killer app"; it's just a must-have game. It's isolating -- playing it around other people is just kinda weird, and you can share the screen but the timing is off by enough to make the game and the viewers out of sync (for a rhythm game that is just deadly). And the song library is very limited, and add-on packs are expensive. In the end, though, the replayability is not infinite. It just feels like a dead end technology.
- TulliusCicero 3y agoThe replayability is infinite if you do custom songs. Regardless, none of what you said stops it from being a killer app to many people who enjoy VR.
- seec 3y agoI completely agree. As a consumer device VR is a dead end and that's before even talking about costs and inconvenience. AR could have some uses but the tech needs to be so much better that it's a pipe dream for now. I really don't get the hype for those things; I have tried many and never ever I really felt I needed or wanted one. In fact all the things I did in the headset I would rather do outside. People talking about a gimmick game that exist in other forms on pretty much every platform are stuck in a fantasy world...