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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by season2episode3 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @01:21PM (#35543298)
VR is kind of a gimmick, but AR will, 100%, be the next frontier of human-computer interaction. It sparks the imagination in an extremely tangible way.
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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by jsemrau on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @02:16PM (#35544239)
Having built mobile-based AR apps, I realized that I see more value in projected AR over screen-based AR (Glasses).

With the obvious example being : parking instructions while driving a car

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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by moonchrome on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:05PM (#35545031)
Wearing tech that can project shit over people's eyes while driving should be illegal until it's proven to be safe with year(s) of track record.
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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by blep_ on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:27PM (#35545376)
Depends on whether it's the kind that's just glasses when turned off, or the kind that's just a VR headset with a camera on the front.
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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by maigret on Thursday April 13, 2023 @03:57AM (#35552358)
This will be a good reason for more people to use public transport!
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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by asdfman123 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @03:26PM (#35545373)
But IMO, attitudes like "it sparks the imagination" is why VR failed.

FB succeeded because it was in the right place at the right time. Sure, it positioned itself cleverly, but the moment in history was ripe for a social media company.

Things don't just succeed because they spark the imagination and you work really hard at them: they succeed because all the factors beyond your control are aligned, too.

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Re:Mass Layoffs and Absentee Bosses Create a Morale Crisis a... by JohnFen on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @06:50PM (#35548132)
AR clearly has more use cases than VR, but AR will also remain a niche technology. It just has more applicable niches.
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