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0 pointsaccrual3y ago0 comments

> To immerse yourself, you need to block out your peripheral vision and everything else.

But what if that's what I want? I want VR so I can experience totally different worlds fully as if I was there. I can do that safely from my living room.

I want AR so I can live the cyberpunk dream of seeing data and other extra info overlaid on top of my normal vision while out in public.

I don't think either concept is flawed, they just have different purposes for different times and places.

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abirch3y ago

I want VR so that I can have 8 different monitors and even more desktops. I want this at work so I can have different remote sessions up and just look right to see the current metrics, left for slack and email, vs code central...

arcanemachiner3y ago

I expressed this same desire to a friend, who warned me of the VR goggle marks left on your head when you take them off after a long session.

I want the VR monitors, but I'm wary of having a permanent mark on my head from wearing them for 8 hours a day for days on end...

philjohn3y ago

That's why a proper VR headset wins over the various cheap "strap your iphone in" things. The comfort on the latest headsets (that are not cheap, granted) are orders of magnitude better.

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abirch3y ago

If this is the mark of the beast, I'll take it.

Eisenstein3y ago

I hope you know how to touch-type.

acous3y ago

It's already possible to bring a supported keyboard into VR on the Quest.

lm284693y ago

Or write on a piece of paper without looking at it, or drink coffee without knowing where the cup is, &c.

jupp0r3y ago

That's super easy to learn.

runnerup3y ago

I'd imagine a mature AR product can still perform full VR.

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0 pointsaccrual3y ago0 comments

> To immerse yourself, you need to block out your peripheral vision and everything else.

But what if that's what I want? I want VR so I can experience totally different worlds fully as if I was there. I can do that safely from my living room.

I want AR so I can live the cyberpunk dream of seeing data and other extra info overlaid on top of my normal vision while out in public.

I don't think either concept is flawed, they just have different purposes for different times and places.

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abirch3y ago

arcanemachiner3y ago

I expressed this same desire to a friend, who warned me of the VR goggle marks left on your head when you take them off after a long session.

I want the VR monitors, but I'm wary of having a permanent mark on my head from wearing them for 8 hours a day for days on end...

philjohn3y ago

That's why a proper VR headset wins over the various cheap "strap your iphone in" things. The comfort on the latest headsets (that are not cheap, granted) are orders of magnitude better.

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abirch3y ago

If this is the mark of the beast, I'll take it.

Eisenstein3y ago

I hope you know how to touch-type.

acous3y ago

It's already possible to bring a supported keyboard into VR on the Quest.

lm284693y ago

Or write on a piece of paper without looking at it, or drink coffee without knowing where the cup is, &c.

jupp0r3y ago

That's super easy to learn.

runnerup3y ago

I'd imagine a mature AR product can still perform full VR.

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