‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

Meta VR Glasses

496 points · 481 comments · polymorph1sm

  1. hiisukun · · focus · HN ↗
    He's the only one on the couch. The only one at the sports game. The only one at the movie theatre.

    At the office, it was nice to see him put the glasses down and shake hands with the person who rocked up. If that person had arrived 'in VR' I think I would have been completely turned off.

    I guess if you want to be alone, it's a good device -- but the best times for me with modern technology have been when it brings me closer to other people. Online games were better on LAN. Couch co-op as a genre is one of the best console experiences I think. Meeting people in real life, who I spoke to on IRC -- again, a great moment.

    I'm not anti-tech, and the device form factor sure looks amazing -- but I can't imagine any moment I would use something like this at home while anyone else in my house was here.

    1. drstewart · · focus · HN ↗
      >I guess if you want to be alone

      Probably a good bet looking at the numbers: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readers.id&#x2F;en&#x2F;global-studies-reveal-post-pandemic-loneliness" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readers.id&#x2F;en&#x2F;global-studies-reveal-post-pandemi...

Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.