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  • Continuity0

    I'm still trying to figure out what the quantifiable benefit of VR actually is.

    Why do we *need* VR?

    How is it anything other than a gimmick format for a gimmick gadget, that has no real utility for ordinary people?

    I'm just not convinced.

    • *waits for the inevitable shitstorm*Continuity
    • it's a new canvas. We're still trying to crack the code. I agree it's all over the place but ideally it should give you a more immersive experience.docpoz
    • Its not there yet and take some wrong road (FB).
      I think its a way to interact with the computer a lot better than we have now.
      mugwart
    • Have you tried it tho? Its an entirely new medium. Entirely new ground zero, entirely new potentials of expression, story telling, immersion, etc.mantrakid
    • Yeah, I've tried it, maybe two months back. took the headset off, and felt an overwhelming sense of meh, and couldn't help but think it was just a gimmick.Continuity
    • I mean we 'need' it as much as we need a new book or painting, really, but.. it definitely feels like untapped potential and the way shits gonna go someday.mantrakid
    • But all of this immersion talk: why do we need immersion? And it's still not answering my fundamental question of why we *need* it.Continuity
    • What 'app' did you try when you tried it? Really curious. When i took headset off that first time it was after a session of Job Simulator and i felt... scared.mantrakid
    • My big fear is this: somehow, ad agencies will convince brands they absolutely *must* do VR to stay relevant (remember social media?), then ...Continuity
    • Scared at the potential of being able to feel like youre doing anything...mantrakid
    • ... just about every fucking creative will need to get into it, only to discover that — six months or a year down the track — consumers couldn't give a shit ...Continuity
    • ... about brand VR, and then there's another fucking existential crisis in the business.Continuity
    • Well we dont need it, but like.. i go to the movie theater because i like a big dark room with a giant screen. VR is like that to me.. a different experience.mantrakid
    • It was a demo set up to look and feel like VR Counter-Strike/COD/e...Continuity
    • You should try Job Simulator if you can, preferably on Vive... Theres something about the tactile playfulness that feels totally 100% new.mantrakid
    • We need VR for spatial art.docpoz

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