People imagine it's for games, but VR is not ready to go mainstream. Too expensive to get the hardware sales worthy of being targeted by game developers. It has many use cases in virtually (heh) every industry and businesses are more than happy to plunk down a few thousand bucks if it gives them an advantage. Few are targeting those applications or making it easier for non-programmer types to build their own, however. I'm working on that.
Decided to wait ten minutes for the guaranteed litany of responses concerning garbage collection and how its removal would be the LAST thing you'd want to do..
Seems to me this hypothetical language is the one in which Elon Musk's universe is written.;)
Doesn't have to be 85% - 50% will do. And they don't have to be okay with it. They can whine all they want as long as they don't have the ability to buy votes. I'm not necessarily for or against it, but I think the economics would work out if people at the top didn't care so much about things like gold-plated fixtures in their NY high-rises.
I find it interesting (and slightly depressing), both in this comment and the responses, that everyone still thinks of VR as a "game thing." It has so much potential beyond games, and that is why it will succeed (eventually). It will take more time, but definitely not twenty years.
The reasons it's not taking off (as fast as some overly optimistic people thought) are plenty. Expensive, yes. Takes space in your home, yes (and most people don't have it to spare). Tethered and can trip you, yes. Biggest of all, there's no content that is compelling enough to reach a wide audience. All of these will change, except perhaps for the need for space.
I was an original backer for the Ouya. The interface is a bit awkward, but worse, the software titles just aren't compelling. There doesn't seem to be a great reason to make an exclusive Ouya game, and anything you can find there you can get on your phone or another platform. Playing smartphone games on your TV just doesn't deliver any kind of wow factor.:(
Non-compelling titles and not much reason for developers to target the Ouya platform pretty much sums it up. Also, for all the hype concerning the controller, it's not very well-designed and the buttons stick.
I'm still rooting for them, but the execution was pretty disappointing.
I would have had to guess at what they were after. As someone else mentioned, this question may have been taken out of context, though. If you saw it within the context of the entire test, the question, and therefore answer, may have been more clear.
Mipmaps were the first thing that came to mind for me, too, though there are some differences. I was also thinking that icons nowadays are vector drawings, and therefore scaling them would be different. I'm sure that scaling technique was used on them in the past, though.
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No points, so +1.
People imagine it's for games, but VR is not ready to go mainstream. Too expensive to get the hardware sales worthy of being targeted by game developers. It has many use cases in virtually (heh) every industry and businesses are more than happy to plunk down a few thousand bucks if it gives them an advantage. Few are targeting those applications or making it easier for non-programmer types to build their own, however. I'm working on that.
But...but...I saw a picture. And I was told it's delicious and moist. /sob
Only if it's black forest.
Is that you, GlaDOS?
Another game dev here...and uh, what he said. Good list, but I found Stanley Parable massively overrated. Glad I picked it up on sale.
Can't think of anything now that is even close to original Quake.
*This is a repost; thought I was logged in.
Gordon's ALIVE...alive...alive...
Ha ha, I'd mod this up, if I could. Loops would probably have to require some form of exit after N iterations.
Decided to wait ten minutes for the guaranteed litany of responses concerning garbage collection and how its removal would be the LAST thing you'd want to do..
Seems to me this hypothetical language is the one in which Elon Musk's universe is written. ;)
Because people understand that when I suggest cutting down on sugar intake, it doesn't mean restricting one's diet to celery-only...
I'm quite certain people will find ways to have their gold-plated fixtures, regardless.
Doesn't have to be 85% - 50% will do. And they don't have to be okay with it. They can whine all they want as long as they don't have the ability to buy votes. I'm not necessarily for or against it, but I think the economics would work out if people at the top didn't care so much about things like gold-plated fixtures in their NY high-rises.
I find it interesting (and slightly depressing), both in this comment and the responses, that everyone still thinks of VR as a "game thing." It has so much potential beyond games, and that is why it will succeed (eventually). It will take more time, but definitely not twenty years.
The reasons it's not taking off (as fast as some overly optimistic people thought) are plenty. Expensive, yes. Takes space in your home, yes (and most people don't have it to spare). Tethered and can trip you, yes. Biggest of all, there's no content that is compelling enough to reach a wide audience. All of these will change, except perhaps for the need for space.
All IOT products need to be labeled as such. Then I can avoid them...
The prophets have spoken. :)
You beat me to it. +1
I was an original backer for the Ouya. The interface is a bit awkward, but worse, the software titles just aren't compelling. There doesn't seem to be a great reason to make an exclusive Ouya game, and anything you can find there you can get on your phone or another platform. Playing smartphone games on your TV just doesn't deliver any kind of wow factor. :(
Non-compelling titles and not much reason for developers to target the Ouya platform pretty much sums it up. Also, for all the hype concerning the controller, it's not very well-designed and the buttons stick.
I'm still rooting for them, but the execution was pretty disappointing.
+1
I would have had to guess at what they were after. As someone else mentioned, this question may have been taken out of context, though. If you saw it within the context of the entire test, the question, and therefore answer, may have been more clear.
+1
Hell, make it +10.
Mipmaps were the first thing that came to mind for me, too, though there are some differences. I was also thinking that icons nowadays are vector drawings, and therefore scaling them would be different. I'm sure that scaling technique was used on them in the past, though.
The moment you use the phrase "best of the best of the best." Especially when referring to artists.
I'm okay with it. Otherwise, I'm out.
Perhaps, with a bit of re-branding.
Agreed. I always find it funny when people assume that a prediction that fails to happen right on schedule will therefore never happen.
Society will adapt, but at what cost? Stay tuned...
Is it enabled by default? Ran extremely slow last time I tried it.
What is the natural progression once a completely robotic workforce is in place?