I haven’t but of course I’m aware that VR gaming is a thing. My point is that VR has been touted as the “next big thing” for decades but still isn’t more than a curiosity for the average person. There is still no “killer app” in sight that might change that.
Half Life Alyx for one of the coolest games I’ve ever played story and mechanics wise, things like Blade and Sorcery are hands down some of the most run I’ve ever had playing games.
You want to feel cool? Jump from a ledge and land on a golem’s back, panic-drop your dagger, grab the hatchet at your belt and bash the golem’s crystal, rolling away from his tantrum. And that game doesn’t even HAVE a story (it does…but it doesn’t)
That doesn’t even bring up any of the cute platformers I’m less keen on, or the various exercise-type games disguised as fighting (i love you, Rumble).
I don’t play VR exclusively, hell it makes up less than a fifth of the time it spend on games as a whole, but damn if it isn’t the most engaging medium for me.
They were killed by metaverse which was then killed by AI.
Actual cool tech like VR got wounded pretty bad in the process tho.
VR is still a solution looking for a problem.
You never played Half Life Alyx I guess
I haven’t but of course I’m aware that VR gaming is a thing. My point is that VR has been touted as the “next big thing” for decades but still isn’t more than a curiosity for the average person. There is still no “killer app” in sight that might change that.
Vr in pass thru mode is what the future will look like.
Half Life Alyx for one of the coolest games I’ve ever played story and mechanics wise, things like Blade and Sorcery are hands down some of the most run I’ve ever had playing games.
You want to feel cool? Jump from a ledge and land on a golem’s back, panic-drop your dagger, grab the hatchet at your belt and bash the golem’s crystal, rolling away from his tantrum. And that game doesn’t even HAVE a story (it does…but it doesn’t)
That doesn’t even bring up any of the cute platformers I’m less keen on, or the various exercise-type games disguised as fighting (i love you, Rumble).
I don’t play VR exclusively, hell it makes up less than a fifth of the time it spend on games as a whole, but damn if it isn’t the most engaging medium for me.
uses for VR:
Gaming, mostly gaming
horny Furry hangout (VR chat)
Some 3d design processes are easier in VR
Porn
Horny Furry Hangout?
Sold!
First person shooters and boneworks.
Large scale Construction.
Companies can save millions in redesign costs by spotting problems before they are built.
Why do you need VR for it, and not just explore it on a cheap screen?
If you are a civil engineer with excellent spacial visualisation and familiarity with the 2D IT tools (e.g. Autodesk), then VR doesn’t add much.
But for everyone else, the VR interface is like inspecting the completed project, and interaction requires only a very small learning curve.
VR is a game changing client UI tool for the construction industry.