Well I might have been too broad in my definition. But most fads dont die completely, I think.

Like, if superhero movies are a fad, the fad passing wouldnt mean the end of superhero movies, just a much smaller number and wider time between releases.

I doubt it, even 3D was never really away. It was possible back then with crt tvs and monitors like with the sega master system. I think VR will have the most impact of the 3 and stays relevant but will never overtake normal screen gaming.

It's possible that it'll be something that'll stay, if it becomes REALLY popular, which I don't think will happen. No matter what, nothing can replace gaming with a normal controller, on a normal screen.

I was a stay away type.

Then I played Portal...

sure that's why videogames will never beat the popularity of clasic chess games

Well, if VR takes off, motion control will probably see something of a resurgence. Move is being used for Morpheus, Valve have design their own "motion" controls for Vive as have Oculus for the Rift. The "waggle" version originally shipped with the Wii may have been a fad, but the technology is evolving and I wouldn't be surprised if we see it come back in a more sophisticated form.

I also think that there are enough big corps pushing this tech and enough positive marketing that initial reactions should be good. There are a good number of devs and Indies (in games, software and movies) trying out new ideas for the tech/medium to progress. Price will be the big issue at this stage which is the main barrier I see at this stage but will come down with time which is why I forsee a lag period.

It's not like lag is immeasurable . Latency (or lag) is measured in miliseconds and the teams working on VR have found that getting latency under 20 ms seems to be the magic threshhold. A threshold that's been hit by the Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus, and the HTC Vive already. In fact, I've found very few recent accounts of people getting sick from using VR.

Also, have you watched people play things like London Heist or especially The deep (that shark cage demo) ? There are some people who move their heads around pretty quickly.

I dont think anyone really thought that 3d was going to blow the door of off gaming hinges. Id like to see some posts of that.

Motion was much more popular but IMO anyone who thought about it for a sec would have come to the conclusion that motion would diminish since it only really benefitted a few genres of gaming.

Vr could be used with more than gaming, so we'll see

I'm not only talking this site? Plus, that's asking for posts from like, 7 years ago?

You're both making a lot of sense. This is being pushed by a lot of different people at the same time, and not necessarily competing, which is different from how Motion control went.