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Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by taway789aaa6 »

arrowsmith wrote: post #79
me551ah wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's only a natural extension of the things that we have in our pocket. I would rather be immersed in the whole virtual world rather than stare at a 7 inch screen for a large part of my day. Lets face it, we spend considerable amounts of time in front of a screen. A bigger and more immersive screen will be a better experience for everyone.

> I would rather be immersed in the whole virtual world rather than stare at a 7 inch screen for a large part of my day I would rather do neither of these things.

Well said.

I would rather _not_ be immersed in the whole virtual world AND _not_ stare at a 7 inch screen for a large part of my day.

(written from a 16 inch laptop that I stare at for work)

I've been trying to exist more (in terms of "time-spent") without my phone in my pocket as it seems to be primarily a driver of distraction.

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Post by loudmax »

smeej wrote: post #36

Am I the only weirdo who does not want, under any circumstance, to move to a world where head-mounted computer systems are normal? It's bad enough we have the things in our pockets. I don't want mine mounted in front of my eyes. I can hear the replies already, "If you don't want one, don't use one," but if something becomes normal enough, the outside world does change around it. Why invest in street signs, for exampl…

The Vernor Vinge novel Rainbows End famously presents a future in which people's interaction with the world is mediated by augmented reality via contact lenses. It's not presented as a necessarily bad thing, but who actually controls access to information is a very important consideration.

Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by tracerbulletx »

api wrote: post #44

With this and Llama I'm starting to wonder if Meta is making a pivot toward openness similar to what Microsoft did under Nadella. It's not altruism of course. It's a strategy. But it's a different strategy from the closed pure walled garden strategy they have executed previously.

Given React and PyTorch I'd say they've always been doing that. Also they've been releasing open source models for years and pretty much from the beginning.

Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by tasoeur »

cairhart wrote: post #62

> We’re also developing a new spatial app framework that helps mobile developers create mixed reality experiences. Developers will be able to use the tools they’re already familiar with to bring their mobile apps to Meta Horizon OS or to create entirely new mixed reality apps. Like porting my whole android app + spatial features or...?

My guess is that they saw how nicely Apple made basic app development (read 2.5D planes with list views and spatial UX) and they are gonna try their best to shape their “app framework” in a similar fashion.

Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by candlemas »

smeej wrote: post #36

Am I the only weirdo who does not want, under any circumstance, to move to a world where head-mounted computer systems are normal? It's bad enough we have the things in our pockets. I don't want mine mounted in front of my eyes. I can hear the replies already, "If you don't want one, don't use one," but if something becomes normal enough, the outside world does change around it. Why invest in street signs, for exampl…

VR makes me sick. Don't know about mixed reality but I've read that also causes nausea.

Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by jsheard »

spintin wrote: post #93

I think linux would be the obvious choice. VR is being gatekept by Valve and Meta. How likely is Valve to use Android?

> How likely is Valve to use Android?

Not likely, unless they make a headset which doesn't do much of anything by itself and is just meant for streaming from a PC. To make a standalone headset which can draw on the Steam catalog they would almost certainly want to use a variant of their SteamOS Linux distro.

Re: Meta Horizon OS

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Post by svachalek »

talldayo wrote: post #82
Sol- wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fondly remember the times where Glassholes were rightfully mocked. Now it's cool to drive around in your Tesla wearing an Apple Vision. It really seems to have become very normalized.

It's funny to me because pretty much every single issue that the Google Glass had still persists: - it's too damn expensive (you look like a rich klutz wearing one) - the content is mostly just normal games and videos that you watch in stereo - the FOV and camera resolution are too poorly miniaturized to do anything serious with Why doesn't it surprise me that public perception did a 180 when they saw the brushed-alu…

Are you thinking of the Quest or something? Google Glass didn't have content or a FOV.
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