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  • Re: Another nail in the (VR) coffin

    From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Mon May 19 04:50:11 2025
    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:25 this Saturday (GMT):

    Since I keep harping on how VR is dying, you'd be forgiven for
    assuming I hate the tech. I don't; not really. I just don't think the
    recent devices were deserving of the hype (or the price!) and disagree
    with some of the choices made by the major players (e.g., how many of
    the developers wanted to create their own ecosystem rather than create
    a device primarily as a PC add-on).

    VR may one day become everything we dream of, but it's not going to
    happen with this current batch of tech. So while I don't dislike VR,
    neither am I entirely sad to see the decline of this era of VR. The
    whole idea is half-baked; I'm happy to see it being shelved for a bit
    until its shortcomings are fixed.

    And another indication that this is happening? Minecraft has
    officially shelved VR support.* Minecraft apparently was one of the
    bigger names in VR and the loss of such a major title is pretty big
    news. Publishers aren't seeing enough customers using VR to keep
    supporting the feature and are backing away. Given that Minecraft
    appeals a lot to the younger set (you know, the ones most open to tech gadgetry and less critical of all its shortcomings), this indicates
    that even the youth aren't onboard with the tech... which doesn't say
    much for the immediate future of VR.

    One day VR will have its day... but that day is not today.






    * announcement here https://www.engadget.com/gaming/minecraft-is-ending-all-virtual-reality-support-next-spring-212953347.html


    Bit of a shame, VR could definitely be something special if it was more accessible.

    To be fair, I personally dislike using VR because I get very motion
    sick, but it is certainly an interesting technology.
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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 20 12:20:25 2025
    On 19/05/2025 05:50, candycanearter07 wrote:
    To be fair, I personally dislike using VR because I get very motion
    sick, but it is certainly an interesting technology.

    That's kinda the problem, it is an interesting technology but it's also
    a technology that seems to hunting around for a problem to fix. It was
    games, then productivity and with a toe in the water of reality mixed
    with real life. Personally I have no intention of crossing streets when
    wearing a VR headset!

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  • From candycanearter07@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu May 22 21:00:06 2025
    JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 11:20 this Tuesday (GMT):
    On 19/05/2025 05:50, candycanearter07 wrote:
    To be fair, I personally dislike using VR because I get very motion
    sick, but it is certainly an interesting technology.

    That's kinda the problem, it is an interesting technology but it's also
    a technology that seems to hunting around for a problem to fix. It was
    games, then productivity and with a toe in the water of reality mixed
    with real life. Personally I have no intention of crossing streets when wearing a VR headset!


    I think the reality mix stuff is more in the AR space, which Google is
    trying to break into again as of 2 days ago.
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