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People focus a lot about VR/AR needing to have a "killer app", but I think that line of thought is really off the mark. The point of an AR device, done well, is
by crooked-v 3y ago
People focus a lot about VR/AR needing to have a "killer app", but I think that line of thought is really off the mark. The point of an AR device, done well, is to be a phone/computer replacement that lets you do whatever you were doing with one but without always needing your hands or a specific location. The reason the idea isn't mass-market popular yet is entirely because the hardware just isn't good enough (too heavy, too big, too battery-hungry), and as soon as it is good enough, plenty of people will start using.
- Nevermark 3y agoFor me the Vision Pro has been my “Mac replacement” in terms of how I use and love it. (Even though it needs a Mac.) I completely customized the light shield and straps to be very conformable with a wider field of view. Third version was the charm. Apple could have done better. Games they have are very meh. Pass. Got a Quest for that. But 3D movies are finally what 3D should be. At least the well done ones. Blade Runner 2049, Dune Part 1, are fantastic. Felt like I hadn’t really seen them before. Strange to me they only have a few “environments”. Gorgeous, just so few. I use them to focus when working and meditate. I hope they keep up with it as a developer friendly Mac replacement. It does that well, and with just a few improvements could be significantly better. Devs using it will start building for it, even if just to scratch an itch.