This is exactly my point. What happens when you can access experiences like that all day long, from the comfort of your couch? We’re basically there already.
What would happen if everyone had VR at the ready?
Some would use it, some wouldn't. Some would use it addictively, to escape from rather than enhance their life.
Imagine VR devices in classrooms, instead of AI. History, culture, science could be bought to life. But it isn't. This hasn't happened. An opportunity has been missed.
We're not there, because most people don't have a VR devices, there's little demand.
The tech hasn't gotten there yet. Experiences are possible, but the cost, both in terms of money and hassle, is too high. Nobody wants to regularly wear a giant device on their face. Nobody. But the tech will get there.
Understood! I think we're saying the same thing. The technology already provides a medium for the effortless delivery of fantastic experiences, but it does not yet exist in a form that makes it ubiquitously desirable.
The fidelity of those experiences will improve, as will the form factors that make it more and more accessible.
Dude having a guardian butterfly sounds amazing
Only if it’s a stone cold killer.
VR is actually pretty amazing, more amazing than AI.
The potential is extraordinary.
I still vividly remember flying around out in space, and visiting Africa, and this was years ago, when the tech was still pretty rudimentary.
This is exactly my point. What happens when you can access experiences like that all day long, from the comfort of your couch? We’re basically there already.
What would happen if everyone had VR at the ready?
Some would use it, some wouldn't. Some would use it addictively, to escape from rather than enhance their life.
Imagine VR devices in classrooms, instead of AI. History, culture, science could be bought to life. But it isn't. This hasn't happened. An opportunity has been missed.
We're not there, because most people don't have a VR devices, there's little demand.
The tech hasn't gotten there yet. Experiences are possible, but the cost, both in terms of money and hassle, is too high. Nobody wants to regularly wear a giant device on their face. Nobody. But the tech will get there.
You said we were already there, that's what I was responding to. 😁
Understood! I think we're saying the same thing. The technology already provides a medium for the effortless delivery of fantastic experiences, but it does not yet exist in a form that makes it ubiquitously desirable.
The fidelity of those experiences will improve, as will the form factors that make it more and more accessible.
I think VR has missed it's time, it will remain niche.
(Wearing a headset and needing a safe room are only part of the reason.)