Yes, still using it several times a week mostly for work via mac virtual display. If I need to work late at night, I find putting myself in a daylight immersive environment helps me stay awake and avoids high contrast difference between a laptop screen and a dark room.
Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
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Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
I still use my Oculus 2 a few times a week (I try for daily, but life doesn't allow it), but just Beat Saber and FitXR. It just replaces going to the the gym though if there is some problem with doing that. I can't imagine using an AVP though, without controllers it really isn't suited to fitness.
Beat Saber was worth the price of admission alone, at least when you could mod custom songs onto the headset itself. There were also websites that would generate a Beat Saber level for any YouTube video you gave it, which was great for playing along to brand-new releases. It was really such a good game that I'm surprised we haven't seen more stuff like it. Of all the futuristic VR experiences I've tried (even HL: Aly…
When the Vive first came out, there was a neat VR FPS named Pavlov VR that was pretty fun.
It was neat to play an FPS where ducking for cover worked, reloading involved actually having to pull a magazine from your belt and jam it in, you could duck behind something and blind fire over it.
It mostly worked very well. The annoyances were around how physically exhausting constantly ducking and weaving was (and sweating into the foam), and getting lost in the moment and nearly sprinting out of the "safety box" into a coffee table.
Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
#23No, I returned it. Kinda regretted it, so I picked up a Meta Quest 3 to scratch the VR itch. I use it for watching youtube while I do dishes and laundry. Sometimes I play golf for relaxation or beat saber. I really wish there was an easy way to put the older 3d blu-ray movies on the device to watch movies, because immersive movies are really the next level for entertainment.
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#24I use it every morning with my keyboard to watch videos, get caught up on emails and messages, and sometimes call friends. I don’t use it quite as much in the evenings when my wife is around since I like to be able to show her what I’m doing, so I’ll use my laptop instead.
Shared augmented reality is the killer feature that I'm still waiting for. I'm really surprised that Apple didn't have that from the start. We could have things like going through your photo collection together. Or collaborating on a virtual sculpture. Or discussing ideas in front of a virtual blackboard. There are a lot of really cool things you could do with shared augmented reality.
Maybe Apple scheduled this feature for a later release? This is something that can probably be done efficiently 100% in software.
Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
#25I use it every morning with my keyboard to watch videos, get caught up on emails and messages, and sometimes call friends. I don’t use it quite as much in the evenings when my wife is around since I like to be able to show her what I’m doing, so I’ll use my laptop instead.
Shared augmented reality is the killer feature that I'm still waiting for. I'm really surprised that Apple didn't have that from the start. We could have things like going through your photo collection together. Or collaborating on a virtual sculpture. Or discussing ideas in front of a virtual blackboard. There are a lot of really cool things you could do with shared augmented reality. Maybe Apple scheduled this feat…
> This is something that can probably be done efficiently 100% in software.
Doubtful. The data transfer needed between the two devices is not trivial.
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#27I hadnt been for a month or so (picked it up at launch), but the new beta release of Vision OS 2 looks feels like a massive quality of life improvement. Foveation and implied resolution seem to be massively improved, framerates are much higher too. The new Bora Bora (day + night) environment is fabulous and has moments of "am I actually there", the prior exisiting environments have all had a decent bump in apparent quality too. Apple are slow rolling content and experiences, but I can see this working out in the long run.
P.S. if anyone is still hung up on comfort, the "open face" headstraps do wonders, very much like wearing glasses.
Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
I still use my Oculus 2 a few times a week (I try for daily, but life doesn't allow it), but just Beat Saber and FitXR. It just replaces going to the the gym though if there is some problem with doing that. I can't imagine using an AVP though, without controllers it really isn't suited to fitness.
Beat Saber was worth the price of admission alone, at least when you could mod custom songs onto the headset itself. There were also websites that would generate a Beat Saber level for any YouTube video you gave it, which was great for playing along to brand-new releases. It was really such a good game that I'm surprised we haven't seen more stuff like it. Of all the futuristic VR experiences I've tried (even HL: Aly…
You can try moonrider.xyz in the oculus browser for like a punching one. It's web-based VR with all of the community songs included.
Re: Ask HN: Are you still using your Vision Pro?
#29Yes, mostly for the Mac display. Also when crankin’ my hog (just being honest)
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#30I still use mine every couple of weeks for movies that my family doesn’t want to watch with me.
I also use it as my hotel setup when I travel for work. It’s great having a full size monitor wherever I need. I’m excited for the coming improvements with vision os 2.0.
I’m still not comfortable using it in public, though. It feels ostentatious, but I will try it the next time I fly with the family. Having people I trust around me will make me more willing to go immersive while traveling.