Re:Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends
by ryandrake on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @04:26PM
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> Casual passive consumption of video benefits from being able to fit in between other activities easily. I'm never going to want an immersive experience when I have 2 minutes to kill waiting for a friend to show up at a bar - I just want easily digestible content snacks.
This presumes the existence of important "other activities", and relegates this content consumption as some lower-priority thing done between these activities. I know people who really don't have any important other activities: passively scrolling through video after video is their primary activity. For this [I'd guess growing] group, VR's ability to block out the unimportant real-world is the next obvious step.
Re:Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends
by guelo on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @08:01PM
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The fact that a lot of viral videos are produced with built-in video game split-screens proves that people don't want full immersion. To fully engage our focus-deprived adhd brains you need multiple inputs at once.
This presumes the existence of important "other activities", and relegates this content consumption as some lower-priority thing done between these activities. I know people who really don't have any important other activities: passively scrolling through video after video is their primary activity. For this [I'd guess growing] group, VR's ability to block out the unimportant real-world is the next obvious step.