Do want to experience a virtual Mall?

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[–]hfxB0oyA 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I couldn't think of anything more soul sucking than wandering around a shopping mall where I'm not actually moving or I couldn't even touch the stuff I'm looking at.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Yeah I see a lot of advertisements for this sort of digital VR retail space now and just, why? This sounds like one of the worst fucking ideas ever. So boring. Like I have to go through a fucking virtual space to find shit? Just give me a goddamn list. A fucking mail order catalog is a better shopping experience than a VR mall.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yep. Honestly, VR itself is a garbage idea. And I say this as someone who has worked in the field. It's always going to remain a niche oddity and I'm glad Zuckerberg cratered his company with the metaverse.

[–]Alienhunter 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

There's some cool applications to it but yes they mostly fit into the realm of novelty. I think there might be some really cool applications in physics education , you can pull off some really cool simulations in VR that can help people understand 3d spacial reasoning for things like orbital mechanics on a more visceral level than math can. But even that is something you can do without VR and be mostly more or less the same.

For most practical purposes I don't see much benefit in VR over a regular 2d screen. Some minor gaming applications maybe. Most stuff doesn't seem well suited for the platform.

Metaverse just looks like garbage to me. There's already a billion and a half make your own interior designed virtual space simulators, they're boring as fuck. Don't see the appeal over real life. Reminds me of the stupid sex scene in demolition man. Give me fluid exchange and rat meat please.

[–]hfxB0oyA 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Haha - yeah, I've got an Oculus headset that's been collecting dust in a drawer for a couple of years now. Luckily I didn't have to buy it. As you say, novelty, but the novelty wears off quickly and virtual reality can't hold a candle to real reality.

[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah.

Flight sims are quite cool on them though. I'll give it that.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No