Why we've never fallen in love with virtual reality

Post by sp332 » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 9:06 PM UTC

sp332 wrote: post #188

flyGuyOnTheSly wrote: post #157

I put a PS4 VR set on my head at my relatives over the holidays and I could not have been more disappointed. They had just been gifted it for Christmas and were trying out all of the demos. I put it on and while I could rotate my head in any direction like I was living inside some google maps experiment almost... The picture was extremely blurry and the entire experience gave me a headache... after probably only 10 m…

Practice does help. Many short sessions help more than trying to tough out one longer session. http://elevr.com/yoga-for-building-vr-tolerance/ I know it's natural to pick on the resolution as the reason it doesn't feel right, but our brains are more sensitive to other things when it comes to the feeling of "being there". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality_sickness#Techn... I don't think it's going to take…

Post by woodrowbarlow » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 9:26 PM UTC

gpm wrote: post #196

thrower123 wrote: post #132

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So they say, anyway. It's best to take any Valve announcements about actual games with a grain of salt. Some YouTube streamers that I watch did a big run of VR games over the past year or so, and without exception they were gimmicky experiences that would have been better with a more conventional setup. Of course needing the equivalent of a GTX 1080 is a big barrier too. My prediction is that when and if this new Hal…

Valve has started taking money for the game and given a concrete release date. I think you can count on it actually being released with little if any schedule slippage.

Post by timwaagh » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 9:56 PM UTC

cybwraith wrote: post #189

mrec wrote: post #153

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What are the normal controls for player movement in a VR FPS? The WASD equivalent, I mean.

Since we're in the early days theres quite a bit of experimentation. While there is usually traditional move/strafe on the left joystick, some games have options like: Point-to-teleport (worst option, IMO, but good for people really sensitive to motion sickness) Arm waving - Basically move your arms back and forth like you would when running. Head-directed, or hand-directed movement direction. Physical movement in yo…

Post by zlsa » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 12:24 AM UTC

d--b wrote: post #193

FIELD OF VISION. Why can’t VR people understand that humans are used to ultra wide vision angle? Peeping into a VR headset removes all peripheral vision, meaning you have to rotate your head all over to see things. It’s like playing quake with your neck. Make a 180 angle headset and maybe people will feel transported to another place. Right now it’s more like looking into a doll’s house. No wonder immersive rooms are…

Post by war321 » Sat, Jan 11, 2020, 1:31 AM UTC

ekianjo wrote: post #110

degenerate wrote: post #84

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Also, Valve will release Half-Life: Alyx [1] in March 2020. It's the first game in the much-loved HL series released since Portal 2 in 2011. I don't own a VR headset and I don't intend to any time soon - it's too expensive and nothing looks enjoyable enough to justify the cost. But once enough big-name games like Alyx get released, gamers previously on the fence (like me) will start to purchase VR headsets, and VR wi…

> and VR will eventually become the new gaming platform that publishers wants to release on. I predict the opposite. It will sell a few headsets maybe (a peak), but that alone will not change the course of the technology at all in 2020. Plus, Half Life's popularity in 2020 has nothing to do with its popularity 20 years ago.