tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post8254312541538111187..comments2024-01-02T23:18:18.412-08:00Comments on Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Blog: Augmented reality: the next big thing in MMOs?Yeebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-68425872478290944922021-03-06T15:14:22.391-08:002021-03-06T15:14:22.391-08:00I does seem kind of inevitable doesn't it?
Wh...I does seem kind of inevitable doesn't it?<br /><br />What I find most strange is how much attention is still focused on headset VR, despite the obvious limitations and continued rejection by most consumers. The push for it feels like 3D TV did to me six or ten years ago, before they finally stopped trying to convince us that we all secretly wanted it. Barring some advance in treadmill technology I have never heard of, headset VR is never going to feel like you can physically move in any direction. The lack of movement causes severe motion sickness in a lot of players, and I don't see how that problem will ever be overcome. For example, my wife could never play headset VR games. I have also never see any VR headset that looks to me like it would be comfortable for long sessions. <br /><br />A bit off topic, but I have been playing a good bit of RingFit Adventure, in which the speed at which your avatar runs is controlled by how fast you jog in place. That has more of a feeling of actually movement than anything else I've played, but it's still miles away from actually walking. Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-56967806050620917512021-03-06T01:45:26.406-08:002021-03-06T01:45:26.406-08:00We'd already have this if Google hadn't ru...We'd already have this if Google hadn't run scared of the privacy issues with Google Glass. It's the clear and obvious alternative to the clunky version of virtual reality that involves strapping half a house brick to your head. That has no chance whatsoever of going mainstream. A pair of stylish sunglasses that look cool, don't stop you seeing what you're doing and weigh next to nothing, though? Easy sell.<br /><br />Can't understand why it's taking so long. It will be the future, though, and not just for gaming. It's going to replace phones and tablets and screens in general, eventually. These things always take way, way longer than we expect, then one day somehow they're everywhere, the world has changed and no-one quite remembers when it happened.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.com