all available money has been sucked out of "VR"; but the taps are open for "AI" again.
The histories of this era in VR should be fun. How many billions spent and the state of the art advanced how far? Sure we can do goggles without the rack of hardware to back them [1] but is that really "VR" advancement or just the same stuff implemented on modern hardware?
[1] the power input seems similar to those 1991 dual RS/6000 demos im thinking of, tho.
VR may be a dead-end in Zuckerberg's hands just like GUI operating systems were a dead-end in Xerox's hands. But VR itself is almost certainly a big part of the future, the question is just how big and how soon.
It's not. It's pretty great already and has amazing potential. I use it daily.
However a few things it is just not:
- Something that's for everyone, at least not for a time to come
- Something you can whack together with a few billion dollars and rake in the cash in a year's time
Unfortunately investors thought these things were the case, they are always looking for the next quick win. If something takes more time to mature they call it a flop, which is unfortunately giving the tech a bad name.
But it will continue and prove its worth in more and more areas. Just like the computer and the smartphone needed time to find their way into our lives.
Gaming, flight simulator (which is a whole lot more realistic with it), also some stuff like 3D design though the apps are not the same quality yet. VR Chat is also great. Horizons I don't like, it's too curated. And I watch movies sometimes.
I use a quest 2 so there is no setup. Just put it on and go. I stream to the PC too.
The next gen headsets are a lot better too. I tried the pico 4 which was a lot lighter than the quest. But I had to return it as it had a lens defect that is common in certain batches.
> For instance, he said companies can use AI to create ads by generating several images that work for different audiences instead of relying on a single-image advertising campaign.
I know, and it was a little bit uncharitable of me to make that comment on a response to a question about how AI would tie into their advertising business.
However, I do think that it - everything that’s covered in this article, and especially the reactionary pivot to AI after literally renaming the company after the flash-in-the-pan metaverse stuff - speaks to how creatively bankrupt this organisation is.
I’ve worked at places like that, sort of feel sorry for the rank-and-file in this ethically dubious house of cards.
The Meta foray into VR now has me forever seeing actual pictures of Zuckerberg appearing like a poorly rendered avatar of himself. An NPC playing the role of a CEO doesn't seem so far from the truth.
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[ 0.25 ms ] story [ 35.1 ms ] threadThe histories of this era in VR should be fun. How many billions spent and the state of the art advanced how far? Sure we can do goggles without the rack of hardware to back them [1] but is that really "VR" advancement or just the same stuff implemented on modern hardware?
[1] the power input seems similar to those 1991 dual RS/6000 demos im thinking of, tho.
And then a couple of years in it seemed like they just lost all interest in it.
However a few things it is just not:
- Something that's for everyone, at least not for a time to come
- Something you can whack together with a few billion dollars and rake in the cash in a year's time
Unfortunately investors thought these things were the case, they are always looking for the next quick win. If something takes more time to mature they call it a flop, which is unfortunately giving the tech a bad name.
But it will continue and prove its worth in more and more areas. Just like the computer and the smartphone needed time to find their way into our lives.
When I fist got a VR set, I was blown away because I was expecting a "cheap gimmick" but it really felt like something new and amazing.
Only problem is, its rarely worth the effort to get it up and running sometimes. Not sure why, maybe just bored with video games in general.
I use a quest 2 so there is no setup. Just put it on and go. I stream to the PC too.
The next gen headsets are a lot better too. I tried the pico 4 which was a lot lighter than the quest. But I had to return it as it had a lens defect that is common in certain batches.
Facebook’s idea of a cool thing to do with AI.
However, I do think that it - everything that’s covered in this article, and especially the reactionary pivot to AI after literally renaming the company after the flash-in-the-pan metaverse stuff - speaks to how creatively bankrupt this organisation is.
I’ve worked at places like that, sort of feel sorry for the rank-and-file in this ethically dubious house of cards.