Comment by everforward
4 months ago
Interaction feels like the issue with headsets. You either need a fair bit of space for gesture controls, or you have to talk to yourself for voice control.
I think VR has more niche uses than the craze implied. It’s got some cool games, virtual screens for a desktop could be cool someday, but I don’t see a near future where they replace phones.
People are discounting the fact the almost no one wants a contraption on their head for an extended period of time. It is a universal preference
Until VR is done via glasses or some wire you stick in your neck matrix style, it will never take off
People use helmets all the time for extended periods of time. I'm not sure that's such a deal breaker.
I don't want to wear glasses for extended periods of time either, but I've had to get used to them.
The risk/reward tradeoff of helmets is potentially dying, and we still had to make laws requiring people to wear them.
Glasses also have a pretty compelling reason to wear them.
I don't think VR has as compelling of a reason, at least so far. Even if it does, you need people to get far enough in to see that reason which is a hurdle when it involves a device they don't want to wear.