DUST Search - I will bet 2 ISK the new game is going to be VR based.

LOOKMOM NOHANDS wrote:

Cat Merc wrote:

Talos Vagheitan wrote:

VR will only ever be an optional gimmick, just like the MOVE or 3D gaming.

People will try it out, say "hey this is neat", and after an hour once they realize it's nauseating and causes headaches, the goggles will come off.

Except it isn't.
Far too many smart people poured billions and billions into VR to make it as perfect as possible.

The consumer versions, in contrast to the dev kits, don't cause headaches and aren't nauseating, they're quite comfortable to wear for hours on end. In fact people who are normally easy sea sick can sit in VR demos without issues.
I remember statistics in an event, out of 600 people doing demos in that event, not one got sick.

Your predictions are based on false assumptions, and aren't taking into account the industry's movements as a whole.

VR will do absolutely amazing things in medical applications, education, engineering, and quite a few other fields but in terms of gaming it will always be a niche product.

The average consumer of today is looking for quick and easy along with being able to maintain their ADD tendencies which VR completely contradicts.

Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.


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Fox Gaden Immortal Guides Learning Alliance 7	Posted - 2016.02.18 13:21:00 - [1] - Quote Quote: I will bet 2 ISK the new game is going to be VR based. At least you won't lose much on this bet... Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides Learning Alliance 7	Posted - 2016.02.18 18:21:00 - [2] - Quote Talos Vagheitan wrote: VR will only ever be an optional gimmick, just like the MOVE or 3D gaming. People will try it out, say "hey this is neat", and after an hour once they realize it's nauseating and causes headaches, the goggles will come off. I see things differently. I see people attending University classes in virtual campuses, or attending board meetings in virtual reality room, and taking tours of houses they may wish to buy in other countries. I foresee the price on VR coming down considerably. And that is only with the VR technology currently available. Eventually they will come up with a way of interfacing directly with our brains, and at that point the Adult Entertainment industry will finance all further development. Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides Learning Alliance 7	Posted - 2016.02.18 18:34:00 - [3] - Quote LOOKMOM NOHANDS wrote: Cat Merc wrote: Talos Vagheitan wrote: VR will only ever be an optional gimmick, just like the MOVE or 3D gaming. People will try it out, say "hey this is neat", and after an hour once they realize it's nauseating and causes headaches, the goggles will come off. Except it isn't. Far too many smart people poured billions and billions into VR to make it as perfect as possible. The consumer versions, in contrast to the dev kits, don't cause headaches and aren't nauseating, they're quite comfortable to wear for hours on end. In fact people who are normally easy sea sick can sit in VR demos without issues. I remember statistics in an event, out of 600 people doing demos in that event, not one got sick. Your predictions are based on false assumptions, and aren't taking into account the industry's movements as a whole. VR will do absolutely amazing things in medical applications, education, engineering, and quite a few other fields but in terms of gaming it will always be a niche product. The average consumer of today is looking for quick and easy along with being able to maintain their ADD tendencies which VR completely contradicts. I expect future VR headsets to be wireless, and have a camera on them. You will be able to switch to seeing the real world without taking the headset off. So you will just have to flick a switch to see your wife talking to you, or to go to the fridge for a drink. None of this taking the goggles off all the time. Then there will be all kinds of games based on augmentations of the real world. Add in LIDAR to map your environment and you could have a game with with animated creatures invading your house, or go to the local park and fight goblins in the woods. Complete free range of movement, because it use the real world environment as your world setting, with three dimensional animated enemies overlaid on it by the computer. It could even re-skin the real world with a new texture theme. Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides Learning Alliance 7	Posted - 2016.02.18 18:39:00 - [4] - Quote LOOKMOM NOHANDS wrote: As humans we have been trained to be ADD at this point. Most people can not manage to accomplish anything unless they are talking, texting, checking facebook, and whatever else they are doing. People are not going to shell out a ton of money for an experience that is contrary to their nature. You talk about people born between 1980 and 2010 as if they represent all humans. The next generation will spend as much time warring VR headsets as you spend on your smart phone. Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.
Fox Gaden Immortal Guides Learning Alliance 7	Posted - 2016.02.18 18:47:00 - [5] - Quote LOOKMOM NOHANDS wrote: That is exactly why OR did not even attempt to get their price point any lower. From inception VR is being setup as a high margin low volume industry and is going to remain that way. Your friends who you mention will obviously be part of that niche and there is a small possibility that I will be to but that does not mean that millions of people are going to rush out to buy it. High margin low volume will only last so long. I remember in 2007 when a Tablet Computer cost $5000, and most people did not know what a table computer was. New tech is expensive but the price comes down. That 60" 4K TV I bought this year for $1400 cost $3500 last year. Hand/Eye coordination cannot be taught. For everything else there is the Learning Coalition.