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Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:46AM (#37596235)
I would assume it actually becomes reducing cost, if anything?
Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:43AM (#37596200)
these aren't normal users. linux users choose what others may see as sub-par UX every day because we value other things. and they'll fix it themselves; it's not an apple-style top-down relationship, and I expect it'll iterate fast.
Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:40AM (#37596177)
Using a usb-c cable right now to connect immersed directly to laptop. I have 1ms latency, using two 2k screens. I'm only limited to that resolution because more than that the pixel density on the quest 2 isn't quite good enough imo, but I can also do dual 4k.

I don't know your computer specs ofc. Mine are pretty beefy (11th gen i9, a 4lb p1 gen 4). But it runs smoothly even when I switch to battery saver and turn off my gpu (with 1 4k screen as a result).

Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:36AM (#37596134)
I dunno. this is a nice story, but at the end of the day an android phone is just a slightly tweaked linux box. The buttons are a little bigger, the small screen is optimized for one window at a time, and there's a pop up keyboard...

They are specifically designing a VR-based window manager here. And it's linux and a community of hackers, and open source. I think you'll see community imitations and tweaks and improvements on the apple formula as an option almost immediately.

Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:29AM (#37596077)
the iphone 1 sold 6.1 million units.

over 20 million quest 2s have been sold (ignoring all the other headsets...)

Re:SimulaVR $1.2M short of the project's total cost on Thursday September 21, 2023 @07:24AM (#37596042)
Most people would agree, but some people are early adopters and have different risk profiles. I'm typing this from a virtual desktop experience using a quest 2 looking at 2 giant VR 2k displays, 1ms latency connected to my laptop through a usb-c cable (if you have good wifi the latency is good enough for wireless, but my airbnb wifi is meh, and the wired doesn't bother me).

I worked like this for more than 12 hours yesterday, too.

I strongly considered their product and found it very tempting. Not a perfect fit for me, so I didn't go for it in the end, but you have to realize the world is not full of a bunch of clones of you.