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Me. It will, for sure, improve some human-computer interactions in a few domains where it is easily deployable (mainly entertainment and industrial manipulatio

by Signez 12y ago

Me. It will, for sure, improve some human-computer interactions in a few domains where it is easily deployable (mainly entertainment and industrial manipulations). Other than that, I don't see it used that much. It is still cumbersome to wear, doesn't seem to be usable in mobility, and won't solve common problems in a business environment. (But I'm still waiting for it, heh.)

reilly3000 12y ago
I think that real time data visualization is the killer app for VR in business. That and building business processes in Minecraft with redstone. srsly. There is a generation of kids that it will be like a second tongue to.
- XorNot 12y ago
  I'd pay several thousands of dollars for a headset which was high enough resolution to code on (in normal font sizes). Just drop the monitors altogether and have a virtual environment for it. Lighthouse is really exciting in that way because being able to get peripherals into virtual space accurately would be a boon.
isaiahg 12y ago
I had my questions too. That was until I tried VirtualDesktop. It literally makes your desktop into a big screen display floating right in front of you. For a background you can have a space scene with a planet similar to Saturn and asteroids floating around you. Immediately I fired up and watched 2001 A Space Odyssey on my new virtual big screen display. I could also work on code in any editor. It's just your desktop in virtual space. But this gives me some neat ideas, especially business applications. Startups that exist only online are not that uncommon. Imagine a virtual office application where employees across the world can work together in a virtual space. It could be a office setting or on the bridge of the Enterprise. Each employee has a workstation with displays that you could check out in real time. For example, say you're having an issue with a database, you could get up and move over to the work station of your admin and help resolve it and see what he does on his screen. You could have meetings on the moon. And all while working from home, thousands of miles apart. Combined with voice group chat, it could be a killer app. As someone working on an indie studio in Texas, with my partner based in New Jersey, the idea of doing that makes me very excited.
- 72deluxe 12y ago
  I can see how collaborating together on problems is effective (much like a shared whiteboard currently available) but virtually getting up and virtually walking over to another person to see them and help them does not appear to be a problem that needs to be solved! In all reality, this moving around is just a waste of time. Travelling and motion is always a waste of time, which is why the ability to video conference is sometimes (always?) preferred to flying across the world to have a 15 minute meeting.

by Signez 12y ago

reilly3000 12y ago

I think that real time data visualization is the killer app for VR in business. That and building business processes in Minecraft with redstone. srsly. There is a generation of kids that it will be like a second tongue to.

XorNot 12y ago
I'd pay several thousands of dollars for a headset which was high enough resolution to code on (in normal font sizes). Just drop the monitors altogether and have a virtual environment for it. Lighthouse is really exciting in that way because being able to get peripherals into virtual space accurately would be a boon.

isaiahg 12y ago

I had my questions too. That was until I tried VirtualDesktop. It literally makes your desktop into a big screen display floating right in front of you. For a background you can have a space scene with a planet similar to Saturn and asteroids floating around you. Immediately I fired up and watched 2001 A Space Odyssey on my new virtual big screen display. I could also work on code in any editor. It's just your desktop in virtual space. But this gives me some neat ideas, especially business applications. Startups that exist only online are not that uncommon. Imagine a virtual office application where employees across the world can work together in a virtual space. It could be a office setting or on the bridge of the Enterprise. Each employee has a workstation with displays that you could check out in real time. For example, say you're having an issue with a database, you could get up and move over to the work station of your admin and help resolve it and see what he does on his screen. You could have meetings on the moon. And all while working from home, thousands of miles apart. Combined with voice group chat, it could be a killer app. As someone working on an indie studio in Texas, with my partner based in New Jersey, the idea of doing that makes me very excited.

72deluxe 12y ago
I can see how collaborating together on problems is effective (much like a shared whiteboard currently available) but virtually getting up and virtually walking over to another person to see them and help them does not appear to be a problem that needs to be solved! In all reality, this moving around is just a waste of time. Travelling and motion is always a waste of time, which is why the ability to video conference is sometimes (always?) preferred to flying across the world to have a 15 minute meeting.