Mastodawn

Rekall Incorporated Mar 25

Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson - who coined the term ‘metaverse’

Head-mounted VR hardware will never happen, says Neal Stephenson - who coined the term ‘metaverse’

: ‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’

The Register

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Bloefz Mar 25

I really can’t stand him, he’s so hardball. Survival of the fittest etc. I wouldn’t consider him an authority.

I do think VR has its place, just not in every living room or every metro car. It was way overhyped but I do think it adds value in some cases.

AR probably even more. The stupid thing is just that Meta and Google always stick cameras on them. A heads up display in glasses would be useful in many cases. The camera id never use but it makes it insta creepy. Of course these companies are super creepy already too.

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Soggy

I don’t see a point to AR without cameras. Text translation and context-based information are all I would want, maybe a navigation aid, everything else just seems annoying to have right in front of me.