Re:Marc Andreessen: VR will be 1,000 times bigger than AR
by coldtea on Monday January 07, 2019 @05:57PM
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>I think that appeal of VR is to be able to use real world interaction techniques learned since birth to interact with computer programs without having to learn a new UI with another new app.
Anything complicated enough -- like most software uses are -- will remain so.
Some niche fields aside (e.g. games, robotic surgery, immersive education, exercise, and obviously porn, the niche field to end all niche fields) VR only makes using the computer more tedious (as you have to move your body). We have seen mostly the trend of disassociating with our bodies through computers...
Anything complicated enough -- like most software uses are -- will remain so.
Some niche fields aside (e.g. games, robotic surgery, immersive education, exercise, and obviously porn, the niche field to end all niche fields) VR only makes using the computer more tedious (as you have to move your body). We have seen mostly the trend of disassociating with our bodies through computers...