Re:Why we've never fallen in love with virtual reality
by ekianjo on Friday January 10, 2020 @10:07AM
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> Yeah, the evidence they cite for VR declining seems to be entirely within the space of 3DoF VR, like Google's Daydream and VR video:
If VR were such a hot market surely you would not see the Google Daydream news and Samsung killing off GearVR. You have to take in account all news, positive and negative, to get an actual view of how the market is doing. And also the investment. And investment in VR has been in the decline for a couple of years now after an initial peak.
Re:Why we've never fallen in love with virtual reality
by Fr0styMatt88 on Friday January 10, 2020 @11:14AM
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To me, Google killing off Daydream and Samsung killing off GearVR is akin to TV manufacturers killing off their black-and-white TV models because everyone has moved on to colour.
> Many big name adopters have abandoned their VR projects. Google recently halted sales of Daydream, its VR headset, admitting that "there just hasn't been the broad consumer or developer adoption we had hoped".
> Meanwhile, the BBC has announced it is ending the funding for its VR hub, less than two years after it was founded.
6DoF VR with tracked controllers (Quest, Valve Index) is a whole different beast, and actually seems to be gaining momentum lately.