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What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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pjerem wrote: post #165
Apocryphon wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I never understood why people don’t treat Facebook just like email, where you can have a throwaway account unrelated to anything.

I needed a temporary Facebook account recently. I put a fake but plausible name and I did what I had to do. That account was blocked in no less than 20min, asking for my ID and my phone number. I’m pretty sure that Facebook is unofficially « closed » for new « non verified » accounts. And that’s not even surprising : literally everybody was on Facebook a decade ago, it’s definitely not the social network of the young…

I wonder if they restrict Google Voice or other VoIP numbers.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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idontwantthis wrote: post #187
foxes wrote: post #37

There is a part of me that is disturbed. I like working at my big wooden table overlooking the city, nice natural light filtering in, the ability to detach from the screen and pace around to take a break. VR for work seems like a trap, you'll be consumed, ensnared by something that demands all your attention. You won't know freedom. Maybe this is the current state of headsets, clunky, like a chain with cables, bad tr…

> You won't know freedom You can...take off the headset.

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Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by gman83 »

Have they solved the motion sickness yet? I used an early Oculus (I think it was Oculus Rift DK2) and mainly used it for virtual desktop stuff try to see if I could replace my multiple monitor setup, but I'd feel really unwell after about 30 minutes so I kind of gave up. If that's been resolved I'd be interested to give this another go.

Is there a reason why Immersed only works with Facebook devices? I deleted my Facebook account and this would be a definite dealbreaker for me.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by bserge »

pjerem wrote: post #165
Apocryphon wrote: post #148

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I never understood why people don’t treat Facebook just like email, where you can have a throwaway account unrelated to anything.

I needed a temporary Facebook account recently. I put a fake but plausible name and I did what I had to do. That account was blocked in no less than 20min, asking for my ID and my phone number. I’m pretty sure that Facebook is unofficially « closed » for new « non verified » accounts. And that’s not even surprising : literally everybody was on Facebook a decade ago, it’s definitely not the social network of the young…

New service: subscription identity - buy a real identity of a real person from some poor country and use it for yourself in the glorious developed world.

Official government issued ID, passport, photos, video verification available for a fee.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by bserge »

nextlevelwizard wrote: post #179
Daniel_sk wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s actually now pretty hard to create fake FB accounts. You will at least need a phone number, but often times they will also ask for ID scan if the detection mechanism will mark your account as fake.

None of this is true. I have bunch of fake FB accounts created for one reason or another. I haven't checked on all of them, but the one I use for Oculus works fine. It is literally two random names picked from generator and a picture of Kermit the frog.

I had a few, too. They're suspended now! I think they started looking at action history - little to no posts/likes/friend requests/logins will probably suspend your account and ask for an ID.

Now, Facebook can go fuck itself, but damn the Quest 2 looks nice. What a shame.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by rspoerri »

lodovic wrote: post #184

I'd be very afraid to fry my eyes. I can't imagine strapping a bright display at 10cm from your eyes, for hours on end, won't lead to eye issues later on in life. I already feel strained after using a headset for an hour.

I am unsure wether you are aware that the screen is only physically 5cm away. But our eyes have to focus (Focal Distance) on a distance of 2m (oculus quest 2) or infinity (vive) (afaik, i'd love to get more detailed informations on what glasses have what focal distance). This is archived by the fresnel lenses used in the vr glasses.

So it's not the problem focussing something in 5cm distance. The big issue is that your eyes never have to adapt the distance they are looking at. Watching a screen all day 50cm from your eyes is equally bad. You could say that focussing a distance 2m or infinity is better, but i am no eye-scientist.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by burntoutfire »

jachee wrote: post #107
magpi3 wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A decent size table, natural lighting and room to pace is a flex?

You skipped "overlooking the city".

In post-communist countries in Europe millions of people live in soviet-style tall residential buildings (typically 7-20 stories high), a nice view of the city is not a luxury there (like I guess it is in the US?).

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by rdrey »

ptom wrote: post #86
yubiox wrote: post #83

Sounds great until you find out that it requires windows.

Ah, but I'm running Linux. :) (oh - and I'm the OP) They also support Mac, and yes, Windows for those unable to escape the pull of Redmond.

I had a question about your Linux setup: Does Immersed VR support multiple monitors in Linux now? Or do you have to mirror a "real" 4k monitor to have it show up in your app? Edit: Ah, I've found some `xrandr` tricks that should work.

Thanks for the post!

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by rspoerri »

Doxin wrote: post #171
suyash wrote: post #168

It's like being in front of a large television screen for many hours. Can't be good for your eyes, curious to hear how your eye test results will come out after 6 months to year of 40-50 hours/week of VR usage.

The main difference there is that the lenses in a VR headset make the focus plane be infinitely far away. The main thing that's bad for your eyes with monitors and TVs is focusing your eyes up close for hours and hours. If anything a VR headset would be better for your eyes than a regular monitor.

Funny ppl downvote this comment while it's actually true. If you check out the "focal distance" of "focus plane" you will find out that everything you see in vr is on a fixed distance. What distance it is depends on the vr glasses (2m-infinity). I am unsure wether it's proven to be better, but it's surely not worse then watching a screen at 50cm distance all day long.

Re: What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

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Post by mhh__ »

gman83 wrote: post #213

Have they solved the motion sickness yet? I used an early Oculus (I think it was Oculus Rift DK2) and mainly used it for virtual desktop stuff try to see if I could replace my multiple monitor setup, but I'd feel really unwell after about 30 minutes so I kind of gave up. If that's been resolved I'd be interested to give this another go. Is there a reason why Immersed only works with Facebook devices? I deleted my Fac…

I think motion sickness in VR is a bit like taking LSD. Set and setting is all I can think about when I hear people's stories unless they are particularly bad.
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