Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra

If you don't see something take off with practical applications within 5 years by fabio 07/10/2017, 10:35pm PDT It's probably never going to happen. You saw the Nintendo DS within 5 years of most people at least hearing about PDAs. You saw tablets within 5 years of the DS. VR has had novelty pushes for, what, 26 years now? I have a futurist friend who can't stop going on about how this generation's VR is the next big evolution. Points include: -It might seem like science fiction now, but Star Trek predicted cel phones(?) -We're eventually going to get the matrix and "technology has to start somewhere" -Okay, the early 90s VR sucked, but this time it's totally going to happen! -This totally isn't like motion control! Motion control was only moving the controller. VR can cover everything! Despite advances from the early 90s, VR isn't going to take off for the same reason motion control and the Wii Fit board never took off: nobody wants to move around waving their arms constantly while playing a video game (unless your name is DDR). This is going to remain true no matter how cheap and lightweight the hardware gets.

When is everyone going to admit that VR is just this generation's motion control NT by flash in the pan gimmicks 07/10/2017, 9:16am PDT     I know I don't want to walk around playing games by laudablepuss 07/10/2017, 10:36am PDT     When nostalgic millennial DINKs stop buying this overpriced shit NT by i love the power glove, its so bad 07/10/2017, 11:00am PDT         VR is just for fucking full renders of scarjo NT by Worm 07/10/2017, 5:02pm PDT     When Silicon Valley can admit that wearables are terrible and nobody wants them NT by skip 07/10/2017, 5:33pm PDT         Equation involves time to reach maturity versus decay rate of the novelty? by Mysterio in 3-D 07/10/2017, 9:12pm PDT             If you don't see something take off with practical applications within 5 years by fabio 07/10/2017, 10:35pm PDT                 I love those talking points by Old man yells at PEAK TECH 07/11/2017, 8:08pm PDT     Eye tracking, foveated rendering, inside-out motion tracking, wireless by Entropy Stew 07/11/2017, 7:36pm PDT         You can't even push 3D graphics with low latency through a non-dedicated by motherboard bus 07/14/2017, 8:43pm PDT     If you can't see that VR is the future, you probably haven't tried a VR game. by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/13/2017, 3:45pm PDT         Paradigm! by This is what futurists actually bel 07/13/2017, 4:08pm PDT             Oh noooooo 10 years and no decent lightsaber game? TECHNOLOGY OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! NT by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/13/2017, 4:55pm PDT                 Do you own a Kinect? You sound like an asshole who owns a Kinect by LAWNMOWER MAN, "THOUGHT LEADER" 07/13/2017, 6:42pm PDT                     It sucks you've... read about... poor VR games. Maybe try Dactyl Nightmare? NT by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/13/2017, 9:53pm PDT                 10 years and zero advancement for a hyped FUTURE! gimmick, yeah by that's kind of a valid point 07/13/2017, 7:48pm PDT                     Explaining the future to people who hold lightsaber games as the only worthwhile NT by advancement? No thanks. LAWNMOWER M 07/13/2017, 9:46pm PDT                         This has to be a bit NT by but with futurists who can tell 07/13/2017, 10:59pm PDT                         What does VR bring to the table that a highly responsive FPS with good graphics NT by and shading doesn't? 07/14/2017, 8:40pm PDT                             And how about that fatigue? by HYPEMAN can't hear over the KEWL VR 07/14/2017, 11:41pm PDT                             Better controls, including head movement. For a start. NT by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/15/2017, 1:49pm PDT                                 Hi! NT by R2 stick. 07/15/2017, 4:52pm PDT                                     Are you joking? NT by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/16/2017, 4:50pm PDT                                         Either way you're a joke NT by LAWNMOWER MAN, "VR HUCKSTER" 07/16/2017, 11:13pm PDT                                             Good one NT by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/17/2017, 9:01pm PDT                                                 I'd invite us to bring the conversation back to R2 stick versus VR. by Horus Truthteller 07/17/2017, 9:07pm PDT                                                     Thanks for getting us back on track, Horus. by LAWNMOWER MAN 07/18/2017, 8:48am PDT         I played Dactyl Nightmare at Gen Con! by Mischief Maker 07/13/2017, 7:07pm PDT         I am hesitant to take you seriously, all caps lawnmower man movie reference guy NT by laudablepuss 07/17/2017, 11:41am PDT     I think it will be fun someday. But price for entry is rough. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/13/2017, 8:43pm PDT         Let's not say things about Hologram Time Traveler we can't take back NT by That shit was awesome 07/14/2017, 8:48pm PDT