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I would wear it for work if it meant I could walk around while working and the screens had resolution good enough for small text. I would learn a new input meth

I would wear it for work if it meant I could walk around while working and the screens had resolution good enough for small text. I would learn a new input method to make this work because it would be healthier than sitting and walking is good for thinking.

afavour 1y ago
> it would be healthier than sitting and walking is good for thinking. But what about attention? Your attention is going to be split between two tasks, your work and walking. Your eyes are going to be split too. You’re going to end up walking into walls. Why not just stand up from your desk and take a walk to clear you head? I find that enormously beneficial. I don’t need to have an omnipresent screen strapped to my face for that.
- freeone3000 1y ago
  The tech produces a view similar to the hololens. You’re not any more distracted walking than you are… walking. You can read signs, look at streets, see walls. You can have additional HUDs but it’s significantly less distracting than you’re positing.
  - afavour 1y ago
    > I would wear it for work if it meant I could walk around while working The key point here is "while working". That is the distraction, not the mere presence of things in your eyeline. If I strapped a laptop to my chest and walked down the street while reading through a codebase I'd be distracted. Having that in helmet form instead doesn't seem like it would make a dramatic difference?
    - dialup_sounds 1y ago
      People already walk down the street focused on screens in their hands. If anything, positioning a screen where you have the most spacial awareness seems like it would cause fewer problems. But really, it's going to depend on how the user configures their workspace and what work they're doing more than what device they're using.
nkrisc 1y ago
You’re just going to end up standing still or sitting anyway when something demands your full attention. Or tripping and falling while wearing your expensive headset.
rchaud 1y ago
Plenty of people use a walking pad underneath their standing desk while working. I think you may be overestimating your ability to balance both these activities, especially as you see yourself navigating the outside world while looking at screens.

afavour 1y ago

> it would be healthier than sitting and walking is good for thinking. But what about attention? Your attention is going to be split between two tasks, your work and walking. Your eyes are going to be split too. You’re going to end up walking into walls. Why not just stand up from your desk and take a walk to clear you head? I find that enormously beneficial. I don’t need to have an omnipresent screen strapped to my face for that.

freeone3000 1y ago
The tech produces a view similar to the hololens. You’re not any more distracted walking than you are… walking. You can read signs, look at streets, see walls. You can have additional HUDs but it’s significantly less distracting than you’re positing.
- afavour 1y ago
  > I would wear it for work if it meant I could walk around while working The key point here is "while working". That is the distraction, not the mere presence of things in your eyeline. If I strapped a laptop to my chest and walked down the street while reading through a codebase I'd be distracted. Having that in helmet form instead doesn't seem like it would make a dramatic difference?
  - dialup_sounds 1y ago
    People already walk down the street focused on screens in their hands. If anything, positioning a screen where you have the most spacial awareness seems like it would cause fewer problems. But really, it's going to depend on how the user configures their workspace and what work they're doing more than what device they're using.

nkrisc 1y ago

You’re just going to end up standing still or sitting anyway when something demands your full attention. Or tripping and falling while wearing your expensive headset.

rchaud 1y ago

Plenty of people use a walking pad underneath their standing desk while working. I think you may be overestimating your ability to balance both these activities, especially as you see yourself navigating the outside world while looking at screens.