Unexpected_Cranberry t1_j19bdgt wrote on December 22, 2022 at 4:54 PM

Reply to comment by shrlytmpl in The Metaverse: More Hype Than Substance? by dogonix

I don't know. I've tried one of the never Occuluses, and while it was kind of cool to try out for 20 minutes in the long run for me it's just an annoying way to play games. I could see the remote meeting bit that Zuckerberg has been talking about lately be slightly useful though for some meetings. The big thing I think will be AR, if they manage to make it high quality and fit inside something with a similar weight and size as a pair of regular glasses. I could see it replacing regular screens and being fairly nice if done right and in a way that doesn't strain the eyes too much. But VR... No.

aVRAddict t1_j1a9bw3 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 8:35 PM

You sound like you don't know anything about the tech or what's good. You literally tried it for 20 minutes.

Unexpected_Cranberry t1_j1h6yn8 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 8:49 AM

Could be. I'm old enough now that I tend to be more sceptical of new stuff. As in just because it's new and kind of cool I'm not all in any more. Though I've been sceptical to VR for the last 20 years.

Holodeck VR would be cool. Or again, AR where the goggles are light weight and you can actually move around an environment.

But VR in the living room? I don't see that taking off outside of enthusiasts.

It's like 3D movies. Nobody cared. Most people I know preferred non-3D over having to wear anything on their face. And those glasses were just light plastic for the most part.

You'd also need to be able to get the sound through external speakers for social gaming/movie watching. No one wants to sit on the couch with friends and family and have to wear headphones and possibly use voice chat with someone right next to you.

shrlytmpl t1_j19d4us wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:05 PM

I'm def looking forward to proper AR, but everything you said could and does apply to VR. If they shrink it (which they're working on) you can already work within VR screens, watch movies, etc. To be honest, I see more use for VR than AR. We'll see what the future holds, but I don't see people shelling out $1k like they do with phones just so they can see their notifications floating in mid air. I'll probably eat those words, though.

VR is def not going to be for everyone, just like consoles or PCs aren't for everyone, or games in general. And while I can say that I'm having a blast with it, that doesn't really mean much. I think a better argument is that Facebook did see the potential in all their boardroom meetings looking at data that they decided to shift their entire business to VR. You can point to their failure, but I think that's more to do with overhyping the metaverse than VR itself. Because, yeah, the metaverse is absolute garbage.