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Re:Daydream – Google VR by krastanov on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @02:11PM (#12637812)
To counter: VR on the smartphone is great for visualizing preprocessed data. I love being able to view 3D research data on a comparatively cheap device and that I can share the visualization with everybody that has a phone, not only labs that have decided that it is worth it to buy a dedicated headset. Moreover, setup of the Cardboard is trivial compared to other headsets (no matter how easy it might be, you can not beat "just launch this youtube video").
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Re:Daydream – Google VR by thearn4 on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @03:29PM (#12638576)
Out of curiosity what sort of data and data visualization strategies would VR be particularly well suited for over more traditional visualization methods?
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Re:Daydream – Google VR by krastanov on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @09:15PM (#12640959)
A good pitch would be: Medical diagnostics/pathology professionals are really exited about VR as (according to those I have spoken to) the 2D presentation of 3D data impedes making precise diagnosis (which VR solves).
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Re:Daydream – Google VR by imtringued on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @05:41AM (#12642610)
Displaying the result of a CT scan maybe?
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Re:Daydream – Google VR by thearn4 on Wednesday October 05, 2016 @09:25AM (#12643555)
Medicine does seem like a good possibility, though I'm not very familiar with the problem space.
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