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Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by renewiltord »

ganzuul wrote: post #78
gorjusborg wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've spent 2k just on a monitor . I'm more surprised that the quest is so cheap, but then I remember exactly what you said: the quest is not the product, I am the product . Then I remember why I don't use Meta products anymore.

It is strange that paying for being a product that is sold has become normalized. Then again slavery was common not long ago.

That is right. Being shown a targeted advertisement is exactly the same as being forced to pick cotton in the fields by day under threat of life and limb. As a matter of fact, the real question is whether the slaves suffered even a fraction as much as I did browsing Instagram.

An argument could be made that even thinking about the slave trade is inconsiderate when billions are shown ads on Facebook properties today.

Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by devwastaken »

I think this is really cool, however I view VR headsets like monitors. I want them light, cool, and relocatable. I would imagine it would be cheaper to have this as two units. The headset, and "the box". The box does all the fun stuff and sends it wirelessly to the headset. Use a hardware compressor/decompress and a wifi 6e chip.

Really that's all I want, a headset that is comfy, stays cool, great lenses, and can be streamed to. My quest 2 can do this but it is not comfy, cool, and has god ray problems.

Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by [deleted] »

Filligree wrote: post #158
georgewsinger wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Upvoted for the excellent feedback. 1. We'll do a better job defining the term "VR Computer" in our sales page. 2. We'll consider adding a keyboard/mouse as optional add-ons. We have thought about including a "keyboard apron" as an item add-on that is actually differentiated from other keyboards, and one that would be particularly useful for VR computing (with the added freedom of movement).[1] Would something like t…

> 2. We'll consider adding a keyboard/mouse as optional add-ons. We have thought about including a "keyboard apron" as an item add-on that is actually differentiated from other keyboards, and one that would be particularly useful for VR computing (with the added freedom of movement).[1] Would something like this interest you? Note that we'd use a more accessible keyboard than the 40% "Corne keyboard" one shown in the…

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Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by ansible »

lallysingh wrote: post #124

This looks like a decent deal looking deeper into it. Things that weren't obvious on first pass: (1) The VR specs are much higher than consumer level. I suspect this is what makes it reasonable to read text on it. The comparison headset is this: https://varjo.com/products/aero/ (They named it, but didn't google it) (2) They said "VR Computer" but don't define the term. They mean that it's a full PC with a headset ins…

> * Is there some useful interactions between 3D visualization and high-quality small-text rendering? If you have good VR/3D developer stories, then this can work.*

Yes, I want to see a CAD application where the user is looking at a complex CAD model in 3D, with labeled parts and everything, and usefully interacting with it. Typing commands, grabbing and turning the model, etc.

Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by dang »

roughly wrote: post #135

Man, what has HAPPENED to this place? I'm the biggest curmudgeon in the room, I'll have six feet of dirt on my face before I agree to use this daily, but damn, folks, this IS cool. Everyone complains about boring stagnating consumer tech, locked-down hardware, and Mark Zuckerberg making a real go at personally stalking every single person on the planet - this is the _exact opposite of that_. This is high-end, incredi…

The top 10+ subthreads are all positive - I think I had to go all the way to #18 to find a negative one. You may be falling prey to the contrarian dynamic: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...

Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by kanetw »

zeeb wrote: post #167
Filligree wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 2. We'll consider adding a keyboard/mouse as optional add-ons. We have thought about including a "keyboard apron" as an item add-on that is actually differentiated from other keyboards, and one that would be particularly useful for VR computing (with the added freedom of movement).[1] Would something like this interest you? Note that we'd use a more accessible keyboard than the 40% "Corne keyboard" one shown in the…

SimulaVR has a "webcam view" that allows you to see your mouse and keyboard through passthrough video: https://github.com/SimulaVR/Simula#mouse--keyboard-view

Yep, and with our headset we'll have full background replacement. We've tested it internally with two off the shelf cameras but it's not public yet.

Re: Show HN: Simula One – Portable Linux VR Computer

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Post by renewiltord »

renewiltord wrote: post #159

Holy shit, this is fucking cool, guys. I would love one. I might just buy one. It’s just the sticker shock that’s holding me back but this is fresh tech so I can understand the price point. Congrats on releasing! By the way, I think I found the AR interactions sort of strange. I think most people will have some sort of trouble talking to an unresponsive face (the problem with the eyes covered is that they’re so expre…

Oh, one more thing. This thing is close to the getup the Utopians have in Too Like The Lightning and I’ve always wanted that. God, I am so close to buying it.
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