So, our autistic 7 year old (mostly non-verbal) rarely plays with any particular thing for a long time, but the teachers at school put him in a VR set and he watched water for 45+ minutes.
We're thinking of getting one for his birthday. He hardly wants anything, so it'd be nice to do something special. Any recommendations? Thinking a meta quest 2?
@ZachWeinersmith I have one of those and it's incredible to watch. 11 year old who can do muscle ups and a standing backflip.
Meanwhile I'm working on being able to bend over and touch my toes.
@donw @ZachWeinersmith i owned a q2 and now a q3, assuming money is not a concern i'd go for the q3, imaqe qualitys so much better, and a bit better on the neck, too (you might want to look into a better headstrap if long sessions are common).
of course the apple vision pro has an even better display, but it's quite front -heavy, reportedly (and way too expensive imho).
@ZachWeinersmith If you can afford it, and deal with SteamVR, and have a capable computer (which is likely most gaming desktops these days – our RX 580 was sold as VR-capable when it was new and it's quite old now), maybe a Vive/Index or something?
It's nice to not be tied to Facebook and PC VR has some cool stuff.
No Man's Sky is a game but it's also MASSIVE open world with cool aquatic stuff...
ooh I wonder if Abzu has VR support, it's basically a "look at the pretty ocean" simulator.
Subnautica is amazing but might be a little too creepy, but might be fine.
@ZachWeinersmith Doesn't look like Abzu supports VR. :<
NMS and Subnautica both do, though. NMS is rather systems-heavy, which might be confusing... or it might be intriguing! Subnautica is way more ocean-focused and way less complicated, but has the whole Creepy Vibes thing going on.
And sorry I'm only recommending games, I don't know much non-game stuff for this aside from VR-social-spaces which are really cool, but, basically chatrooms and the whole point is to talk with other people.
Would he like building stuff? Something minecraft-y?
@ZachWeinersmith Q3 is better balanced. It's a no-brainer IMO.
Q3S is fine, but uses the old lenses so it's bigger.
Notice though that technically the minimum age for the Quest devices is 13.
@ZachWeinersmith quest 2 is being deprecated for the 3S, so I'd go that route for future-proofing. The Quest 3 (non-S) is the upgrade from that.
I also have deep skepticism about putting a Facebook-owned recording device in my home, but there's literally no better value per dollar. If you want to try VR on a normal person's budget, their deep pockets are a big help
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