Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis at Meta

Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by _fizz_buzz_ on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:51PM (#35542720)

I can see the tech being super interesting for video games. But the angle of going to work, going to a mall etc. in the metaverse is just super unappealing. The nice thing about working remotely is that I don't have to go to an office and the nice thing about shopping online is that I don't have to go to a mall. So, why would I want to emulate the these things on a platform where something better already exists?

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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by eschneider on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:01PM (#35542912)

Sometimes going to work involves manipulating things in a hazardous environment and VR can make it easier to do that sort of stuff remotely. Similarly, augmented reality makes it easier to do things when you need dynamic information about a task and you've got your hands full doing the thing.

Get VR and AR _really_ good for those sorts of use cases (and I think there's some money in that stuff) and it becomes a lot easier to expand into other areas.

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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by tltimeline2 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:00PM (#35547623)

of course it's interesting for video games, the tech originates from video games.

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