I just tried a #VirtualReality headset at a friend's place and whoa whoa whoooooooa the damn thing actually works.
I played a shooting game where I had to take down little spaceships all around me, and I used a bow and arrow to take out little stick figures invading my castle and best of all, I sat on a #StarTrek captain's seat directing a spaceship to boldly go wherever it is these things go.
We don't have jetpacks or flying cars, but #VR has finally made me feel like we're in the future.
@JordiGH you're not the last (that will probably be me)
@jordyd It's 1000 CAD just for the headset plus whatever kind of beefy PC you need for hooking it up to. Certainly not a cheap toy. But what a toy!
@JordiGH I'm unimpressed by VR so far. They jam your face right up against the pixels.
@DialMforMara Oh, I had to tweak it a bit to get the right focus. Was that a problem for you? Focus?
@JordiGH I think brightness was a bigger problem. But I didn't think to ask until I was halfway through the demo.
Man, y'all are hard to impress with #VR. Either y'all have been testing some really crappy VR rigs or I'm really easily impressed by crap.
I WAS WEARING SOMEONE ELSE'S BODY I COULD SEE IT AND MOVE IT like seriously, next best thing before the late 90s dystopia of #StrangeDays
@JordiGH probably the first one for me. I've tried the first Oculus Rift, which made me nauseous, and one of the phone ones, which gave me a brightness headache and made the pixels very easy to see
@DialMforMara Yeah, this wasn't either of those. It was some kind of binocular thing strapped to my head. Really cool.
@JordiGH both of those things had binocular headsets
@JordiGH how many years/decades till it runs on a computer I own in an OS I don't hate?
@technomancy Yeah, probably a while. My operator was taking care of those details and I was there to enjoy the ride in the matrix.
@JordiGH Our college has some #VR headsets for the digital media majors. Can definitely say the Oculous Rift is like looking through a screen door. Not so with the Vive. The Vive's definitely nicer.
I see the whole medium of virtual/augmented reality (for when boring-ass real reality becomes too mainstream) being either extremely niche or a fad that comes and goes like 3D cinema and television. Do you see 3D TVs in stores much anymore? Didn't think so.
@rocx Whatever I was using, it felt so real and fun, not a gimmick. I wanted more, if only the headset wasn't so heavy that it induced discomfort with prolonged use. Not as stupid as 3D TVs, which I can't even fully experience due to my #strabismus.
@JordiGH I never understood the whole "real" part of it. It's about as easy to get yourself lost into as is any decent game or medium, but not enough to lose my sense of reality.
@rocx I felt really disoriented after I took off the headset. Like, wow, reality looks so drab. And where am I? I used to be in a different world, and now I'm suddenly here?
I don't mean I felt dizzy. I felt like when you travel to a new city in a faraway country, after you get off the plane and everything is slightly off and different.
Snap back to reality, whoa, there goes rabbity.
@JordiGH I am some kind of computer person and I am yet to try any kind of VR contraption, please don't revoke my computering license
So, am I the last person to be impressed by #VR and everyone has already tried it or what.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND IT REALLY DOES PUT YOU INTO A DIFFERENT WORLD AND IT REALLY WORKS
Okay, fine, headset is a bit clunky and gets uncomfortable to wear after a long time, but I'm sure they'll find a way to make it lighter, right?