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Why did the metaverse die? Because Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the concept of fun (www.fastcompany.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's very difficult to just burst into the mainstream without carving out a niche first, and Meta's Metaverse failed because they couldn't carve out that niche.

Though even if they had tried, the very tech nerds who would be their early adopters already don't trust them because of their shady deals (did anybody say Cambridge Analytica scandel?), so they weren't ever going to fork out money for this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not just their business practices, but also just the oculus purchase.

I already had an oculus. I was told (via press release) that I wouldn't have any issues with not having a Facebook account...only for them to turn around a little while later and require a Facebook login.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

The Metaverse died because they tried to monetize it before it's even a thing. Buy a virtual plot of land? With crypto and NFTs? Hell no!

VR Chat exists and it, and it's free.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's gonna come back in some shape. Imagine being able to make users live inside your little world, and you can manipulate their emotions and track them around the clock. Wet dream.

Facebook and Google are doing this already but at least without the virtual world graphics.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Dear tech developers, if you are listening please put VR projects on the back burner. They are an interesting future technology but the currently possible technology that people would adopt if it were economical to do so is AR. A simple heads up display with an integrated personal assistant has enormous potential in both personal and business uses right now if it was reasonably priced and reliable. You could replace cell phones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

VR is just a marketing hype to collect VC money, that's it.

Just like crypto, AI, Cloud, Big Data, share economy, Internet of things, etc. They all get hyped like hell, burn billions of VC money, and after a few years actually useful products might appear, but are several orders of magnitude more mundane.

It's so predictable, that even Gartner found out about it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner_hype_cycle

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A simple heads up display with an integrated personal assistant has enormous potential in both personal and business uses right now if it was reasonably priced and reliable. You could replace cell phones.

I'm honestly wondering if the new Apple thing will take off like this. It's overpriced, but this is the company that sells $700 wheels to people successfully, and the concept looks great.

You know all those programmer memes about screen arrangement? You could have them all and more with a single headset.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

VisionPro might work as monitor and TV replacement, but I don't see it taking of as some kind of person assistant that you wear when you go outside your house. Battery life alone completely kills that usecase

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try a movie via hmd for a half hour and you'll be looking for a monitor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

HMD already has replaced my TV, and that's a crappy one from 5 years ago. VisionPro is on a whole different level in terms of features and resolution. The ability to have a virtual screen wherever you want it and however big you want it shouldn't be underestimated. And that's not even counting everything else the headset can do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wait, is the battery life public? It's a separate battery pack connected to the set by wire, so it doesn't have to be terrible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, it's public and official: "The external battery supports up to 2 hours of use, and all day use when plugged in."

VisionPro can barely be considered a portable/mobile device and it won't even last through a modern movie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yikes!

Yeah, it's probably going to be relegated to toy status then. Maybe we'll revisit this in a few years once we figure out how to do it on lower power.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Don't dismiss an entire group on the actions of a single person.

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