^^ already has. Google and you will find an entire community of addicts have devoted there entire lives to it already. No shit either. The funny part, is that they will probably be the ones who get the most work done
Oshayn,
3D like you mean sucks (with very little exception), thats why its not selling like everyone thought it would. I never liked it. Its almost always a let down in the cinema, so why would people spend on it for their homes? VR (yes if it works) will crush those 3D TVs in sales. Plus intro VR costs thousands less than a Ultra HD 3D TV, so count the kids in with their burger king pay checks. Those are the ones who drive sales of entertainment music and movies and games. Most 3D TVs are bought by families for kids. Sales of content tells us so. Or are you aware of more "fine" films being produced for 3D?
Just go to a film in 3D, but instead of watching the film, sit facing the crowd, look at them watch the film. Then go on youtube and spend a few hours looking at the faces of people doing a VR demo. Its obvious. And thats just with, not working very well, stock asset, crap... Just experiments really yet.
Yeah, you are right from other posts it will be a little while before you can go to best buy and get it with content like we all want for it. But that will happen pretty fast. Hell, there is not nearly enough content to justify a Ultra HD TV, but sales are going OK. The only reason there not better is because too many people just bought a regular HD.
QuoteDo you really think there will be *huge* adoption of something you have to wear on your entire head?
Yes. Comfort is not what people ride roller coasters for.
No one who games, will want to play most games outside of VR once its ready, and the consoles and PCs are ready for them. So yeah, gamers first. But as a recent post by seth showed, real time movies are hear now, the GPU just costs more than a car. But that wont be the case for very long. SO then animated realtime VR kids films quality. "Than final fantasy: the spirits within" quality. Then "Avatar" quality.
Just imagine call of duty in VR. It will happen. And thats all it will take. The kids will want it, so thats what they will get. Movies will follow. Then as sales grow, more will be invested in making the sets better and better, and less of a headache.
Holographic is a bit harder to grasp in terms of independent production. But its even more promising since it offers to bring a new reality to your life rather than just taking you to a creation of someone else.
SO think about horror in VR, but instead of you being transported to a scary house, a psycho killer is standing in the hall just off YOUR living room. YOUR walls start to bleed. YOUR home speakers start talking to you in ancient babylonian, no other form of TV will do. After that, the evening news will be read in person in your living room. Commercials will place the sale item right in front of you. There is billions of new dollars o be made here. Because people will really want it, unlike 3D movies.
But no one should take my word for it. I am nobody. Take the 2 billion dollars that Oculus sold for. Take the millions and millions that are being spent by sony. Even apple may be gearing up for this according to some resent news reports. They are putting their money where my mouth is.
Dont even get me started on porn...
I am not an optimist. The world is a shit hole. People want to escape, even people with great lives, thats the foundational driving force of all entertainment sales. And I for one think the world ain't getting no betta.
VR and holographics are not the new idiot box, they are the new crack. The Chemistry just has to be perfected and the sale price has to be within the grasp of of the primary user base. There will be nicer stuff for the rich, just like there is now.
...By the way, an orgasm is something like a thousand times more powerful than heroin. And that explains porn right there. And why there is already commercial products online for RIFT in porn. People are already buying and selling. (Find it your selves guys, I ain't no pimp
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So yeah again... If it works. Because as of right now, as you have pointed out before, its not there yet. But it will get there, because there is money to be made.
That is a realist take.
But OK! I could be really off. I of course, like you, see that there is a lot that can end up not paying off. But I will know on Monday when my rift gets here, assuming I can run it on my system. If it makes me feel like I see the people on line feeling, I will know I am right. Just kinda depends if I can get the demos to work for me or not.
