Virtual Reality

General Discussions
#101

It was… kinda useless.

It has a LOT of issues.

  • My eyes felt weird after only a couple of minutes of using it
  • Noticeable latency
  • Input (hand gestures) feels weird
  • Transparency
  • But mostly… the actual AR part of the display is tiny. You can barely fit an object in it, it’s like looking at a 40" TV from 10ft away. Here is an approximation of it.

http://e.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2015/05/3045820-inline-hololens-rectangular.jpg

The lit part of the image would be what you see in AR, the rest is just normal reality. This means that there is a visible line where stuff pops in and out of existence, just feels… weird.

Good things:

  • Only AR/VR headset that you can look cool wearing
  • It’s impressive tech… just not usable.
#102

Wow, that’s… really kinda useless. Spot on summary.

#103

Yeah, I have high hopes for AR… eventually. But the Hololens stuff seems underwhelming.