The only way so far that VR looked cool

[Dusk]

the-pi-guy said:

Dusk said:
Here's the thing I don't understand. People are psyched for this cause it's new. But it's not new. VR has been around for ages. There is also the part where this could very easily have been done (what's in the video) on the Wii with motion control. The motion plus it's near 1:1 which is the same tech as this without the headset.
Well, that's what I'm seeing from it anyway.

I'm not excited for this because it's new.  

And yeah, VR has been around for a while.  Very crappy, very limited VR.  Some users here still argue that these new VR are still not VR in any sense.  I don't agree with that sentiment at all.  

This is Sega VR, it's 24 years old.  But here's the thing, it sucks.  

The new VR systems are vastly better in display technology and tracking technology, and they have far better hardware to run the software too.  Motion control was way older than the Wii, but the Wii was the first time to really popularize it, and really the first time it could be considered good.  We're very much having that same thing here.  No, it's not new, but it's finally good.

The headset is the most crucial part though.  It's the part that makes you think you're in a different reality.  With VR, I can turn around, crouch down and pick something virtual off the ground, while looking at it.  

I can't possibly do that with the Wii, and that means it's missing the biggest bonus to the experience.  

The ability to look down and see what's on the virtual ground.  The ability to literally turn your head and look around in the virtual world.  The ability to hear different sounds while you're turning your head.  And much more is way beyond what we can do with the Wii.  

I'm excited for VR because it's a childhood dream of mine.  

Good luck with that. 

I'm glad you pointed out that it's "new" by it not being new. That was unarguable... :-/ 

It's unlikely to happen due to liability. There is so much they are going to have to have a disclaimer for that it would be ridiculous. It'll be awesome if there becomes a licensicing system to own a VR system! lol.