Marc Andreessen: VR will be 1,000 times bigger than AR

Re:Marc Andreessen: VR will be 1,000 times bigger than AR by FakeComments on Monday January 07, 2019 @07:22PM (#18851747)

My point is that VR treats some rare condition while AR is like viagra: betting on VR over AR seems to seriously misunderstand human wants, and betting on sickness/isolation over healthy interactions.

VR just isn’t that useful, even by your tacit admission you can’t think of how it directly competes in a situation where it’s obvious how AR would fit in.

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Re:Marc Andreessen: VR will be 1,000 times bigger than AR by quakenul on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:19AM (#18854987)

I vehemently disagree. VR has the potential to medicate the two biggest illnesses of our time, namely growing old/frail and being lonely -- not necessarily in a healthy way, but, again, think of it as medication to manage pain.

This is not a case against AR. AR has the potential to enhance many lifes. VR has the potential to create fake new ones.

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Re:Marc Andreessen: VR will be 1,000 times bigger than AR by davidivadavid on Monday January 07, 2019 @07:45PM (#18851847)

I'm not sure VR "seriously misunderstands human wants." Collaborative immersive entertainment with unlimited creative potential is a pretty common human want. It's not the only one. No one claimed VR was a cure all, especially not in its current form. But it's still directionally very sensible.

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