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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by brabel on Saturday October 30, 2021 @03:58AM (#29046932)
In just a few minutes, most people start treating those cartoons as real people without even realizing it. Ask anyone who's tried these things (they are already available: https://www.vspatial.com/, https://www.oculus.com/blog/workrooms/)
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by hammyhavoc on Saturday October 30, 2021 @05:58AM (#29047469)
Tried it. Hated it. "Most"? Get a bigger sample size, then we'll talk.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by a9h74j on Saturday October 30, 2021 @04:47AM (#29047163)
I don't know if this is a truism in the VR community, but the brain really does want to make consistent sense of things.
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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by FeepingCreature on Saturday October 30, 2021 @08:16AM (#29048189)
See also, Presence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion_(virtual_reality)#Pr...
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