| kungfuian said: I agree with Sports, Porn, and Price but also think you need to add- Virtual tourism (imagine being able to experience different places- literally anywhere, and this could be fixed experiences of a place like standing in time square or a more interactive one like virtual trip like on a boat), Or imagine live feed versions so a camera and tripod later and grandpa can 'come' along for the trip even though hes at home), etc virtual music and concerts- you could be at the concert live, or in the music video virtual movie type experiences- not regular movies, more like being in a play going on all around you, could literally be anything virtual roller coasters and rides of any kind like deep sea, jets, space ships, etc virtual education- shared learning environments like building a car together only you're in New York and I'm in California, being in the operating room to watch a surgery, etc virtual shopping- get to check out the room you want to rent or house you might want to buy, check out the hotel before you reserve, check out cars on the lot, etc The possibilities are mind boggling when you think of it! I can't even truly imagine all the possibilities! This tech is nothing short of a revolution. When people actually try it for themselves it will sell itself! |
I think a lot of you are overrating what Virtual Reality currently is. its LITERALLY a headset on your face. this is not a new concept nor is anything currently in development that is THAT revolutionary in terms of function
people just aren't casually going to sit around with a thing on their head. in terms of immersion its just not a big enough step. I think its a cool concept, but its sort of like 3D, good 'futuristic' concept on paper but in actual practice people don't like it any more than standard ways to watch movies. Video games are similar in this
also those of you saying sports and porn aren't being realistic. porn would only be apt if there was something more to the device than a freaking screen on your face, and sports? you think people are going to really enjoy sitting behind a virtual screen that pretends they're at the event? half of enjoying watching sports is watching it with other people and screwing around! no way in hell are people going to be individually sitting with their VR sets watching a big football game rather than at a big-game party instead. I just don't buy it
then we look at price point and that's yet another thing hurting it. for a total price of like 1000$ (after the console, games, whatever) a person could literally go to a big game or go on a vacation.
people are wayyyy stretching the realistic uses of this
