VR headset manufacturers are already finding it barely physically possible to fit over 2500x2500 pixels into a smartwatch sized display, good luck on getting anywhere close at several millimetres of total area, and without it overheating immediately.
I don't suppose these guys see the irony of replacing a goggle sized device with something that requires a forklift to move around either.
Well.. it sounds like they want to "avoid bulky VR headsets"
But their alternative is even bulkier. A chair with a big screen, more like a personal holodeck box to sit in.
I totally believe this can be used to place better optics and avoid motion sickness, for better immersion.
The product vision is not clear for me - maybe as a better version of the single person privacy phone booths that can be found in shared office environments? At home? Rather not
I actually laughed out loud when I reached the end of the article decrying "bulky" headsets and finally saw their alternative. Reminds me of the giant egg thing that Darth Vader lives in.
This is not a head-mounted display, it's a chair-mounted display and as such totally unsuited for VR. The mirror system they are using for the display is autostereoscopic (the eyes receive different pictures), but this is not sufficient for VR, which also requires head tracking.
How the autostereoscopic effect is achieved isn't explained either, and it sounds as if this part isn't even new.
Their main innovation seems to be: they mounted the display to a rotating chair and attached an iPad to the chair in order to track the chair rotation.
I'm a millennial, and I've been using VR for the better part of seven years, ever since the Oculus Rift S. If you look at niche communities like sim racing, flight sims, or space sims, you'll find plenty of millennials and Gen Xers who use VR extensively because it offers a level of immersion that a screen (or three) simply can't match.
I suspect your perception of VR users is somewhat skewed by 12-year-olds playing Gorilla Tag on standalone Meta Quests. There's a substantial enthusiast community outside that demographic.
Would love to have it at home and watch a concert! I tried watching a VR concert at YouTube with goggles but the experience is not very relaxed
This seems to be one of the few: https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=11400
I don't suppose these guys see the irony of replacing a goggle sized device with something that requires a forklift to move around either.
But their alternative is even bulkier. A chair with a big screen, more like a personal holodeck box to sit in.
I totally believe this can be used to place better optics and avoid motion sickness, for better immersion.
The product vision is not clear for me - maybe as a better version of the single person privacy phone booths that can be found in shared office environments? At home? Rather not
Its not just about price but it's also about comfort, some might feel packed in that chair.
How the autostereoscopic effect is achieved isn't explained either, and it sounds as if this part isn't even new.
Their main innovation seems to be: they mounted the display to a rotating chair and attached an iPad to the chair in order to track the chair rotation.
I suspect your perception of VR users is somewhat skewed by 12-year-olds playing Gorilla Tag on standalone Meta Quests. There's a substantial enthusiast community outside that demographic.