What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week

Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by alfiedotwtf on Monday September 27, 2021 @09:39PM (#28678324)

I've had to do a lot of reading for work and I have to say, the Quest 2 has saved me from a lot of migraines, because I can recline while reading so as not put strain on my neck.

I'm not a Zuck fan, but damn the Quest 2 is a game changer for me.

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by ptom on Monday September 27, 2021 @11:41PM (#28679066)

OP here - I suffer from migraines as well; being able to work in a black void with minimal interface has helped me be functional in situations I'd otherwise just have to stay in bed, triptans notwithstanding. I didn't want to bring it up in the article though because I didn't want to make false promises or urge migraine sufferers to adopt it - in the early days of VR, the bad software IPD management in the DK2 would actually trigger migraines for me.

As an accessibility tool I'm delighted to see it working for another migraine sufferer though.

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by alfiedotwtf on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @05:03AM (#28680668)

Hey! Yes, that's why I thought to bring it up in the comments here, just in case there were other people in the same boat. I'm glad it worked for you.

I've been wanting to do more to get towards your setup i.e coding in VR, but just haven't had the time. That's why I got excited when I saw your post, because now I've got the blueprints :)

If I ever move more into this, I'll blog about it and credit your post. Thanks again!

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by spiderice on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:16PM (#28678567)

How can you stand reading on something with as low resolution as the Quest 2? That sounds painful.

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Re:What it's like to spend 40-50 hours in VR every week by alfiedotwtf on Monday September 27, 2021 @10:19PM (#28678582)

The in-built browser with large font, and also Adobe Acrobat side-loaded works really well. I'd rather have larger text than usual if it can save me from a sore neck.

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