Is VR dead?

[blekenbleu]

USC School of Cinematic Arts AR/VR immersion studio
A first-of-its-kind immersive studio aimed at fostering
the next generation of storytellers using cutting-edge technology,
it will have high-end content creation tools and an incubator.
“My opinion is we’ve gotten to that tipping point in the evolution
of the technology, even though most of the country
and most of the world has not done what I would consider
a very high-quality virtual experience”

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Funny gif.
How it started and how it ended (at least for now)

 

[mechsicko]

VR not dead! it's just sleepy >_>

 

[GeekyDeaks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1561840354290274304

If you had asked me a year ago, this would have been an instant buy, but I'm no longer sure. I hardly use my headset for anything other than driving/flying these days

 

[Slapped]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1561840354290274304

If you had asked me a year ago, this would have been an instant buy, but I'm no longer sure. I hardly use my headset for anything other than driving/flying these days

Same here, the original PSVR is what got me into VR in the first place - back at the start of 2018. But I agree, these days VR is basically for DCS, VTOL VR and AeroFly FS 2/4 (I prefer that over XPlane and MSFS as it's really lightweight and efficient), I don't even really use it for driving as I prefer a screen for that for some reason.

The truth is I was never really interested in VR for anything other than driving or flight/space sims.

Anyway as it stands the PSVR is pretty meaningless to me as I still can't get hold of a PS5, at least through normal channels.

 

[Rebel_488]

If your in the uk, bt shop or ee regularly have Ps5s.

 

[Alvaro de la Orden]

well if the new ps headset opens the market for new users and a spike on vr titles, even though they could be console only, I think that would be beneficial for VR creators and current users.

 

[blekenbleu]

Niels and Pimax 8kX now with POVVR.SE strap and nose pad: "no VR, no buy"

 

[GeekyDeaks]

Niels and Pimax 8kX now with POVVR.SE strap and nose pad: "no VR, no buy"

The thing I like about Niels is that he has the awareness to use the words 'for me' after saying something about VR that others seem to regard as an objective fact when recounting their own experience.

Replacing the strap looks like a win-win. I'm just figuring out what to save for next and this has piqued my interest!

 

[blekenbleu]

Both Pimax and Varjo benefit from OpenXR (also open composite and FSR) improvements for high resolution, high frame rate performance,
which help HP Reverb G2 less (my interpretation).

 

[Rebel_488]

Nah they help g2 massively also. New updates coming too for oc with overlays like tiny pedal to be implemented

 

[blekenbleu]

Zuckerberg confirmed Meta's "Project Cambria" VR headset October launch
Reality Labs employees described it as "Chromebook for the face,"
with outward-facing cameras enabling mixed-reality experiences.

Meta’s next VR headset is coming in October

It's most likely the Project Cambria device, which could cost more than $1,000.

www.engadget.com

 

[wajdi]

Zuckerberg confirmed Meta's "Project Cambria" VR headset October launch
Reality Labs employees described it as "Chromebook for the face,"
with outward-facing cameras enabling mixed-reality experiences.

Meta’s next VR headset is coming in October

It's most likely the Project Cambria device, which could cost more than $1,000.

www.engadget.com

Any details about the headset? Resolution, FOV…,,?! Thanks

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Any details about the headset? Resolution, FOV…,,?! Thanks

Data collection?

 

[blekenbleu]

Any details about the headset?

Here is the Spotify episode with Zuckerberg:
#1863 - Mark Zuckerberg | The Joe Rogan Experience

From other sources:
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 CPU “still has a long way to go
to match even 2016’s PC hardware, never mind 2020’s.”
with 2 cooling fans for higher clock speed than in Quest 2,
2.48-inch, 2160 x 2160-pixel mini-LED screens
(1800x1920 rendered per eye)
with better edge-to-edge clarity, but some screen door effect,
More details (from July 27) here:
Project Cambria: Meta Quest Pro launch date, pricing, specifications and CAD renders surface

@SadlyItsBradley is arguably the authoritative leak compiler:
The Final Meta Quest Pro Analysis

 

[blekenbleu]

Qualcomm and Meta to continue VR partnership for multiple generations
Chipsets produced through the collaboration will have optimizations specifically for Quest but not be exclusive to Meta.

 

[blekenbleu]

OpenXR Tools for Windows Mixed Reality update release notes
Motion reprojection improvement for WMR headsets (e.g. HP Reverb)
Download from Microsoft Store,
enable "Use latest preview OpenXR runtime" under the Settings tab.

NOT to be confused with OpenXR Toolkit and/or OpenComposite,
which are also applicable to WMR headsets...

 

[blekenbleu]

U.S. Army buying militarized version of M$ HoloLens goggles
The Army projects spending as much as $21.9 billion over a decade
on Microsoft’s combat goggles, spare parts and support services
if all options are exercised.

 

[wajdi]

Yes it seems that at least this year and I’m sure next year we won’t see any new VR headset ! We don’t even have any news from Valve or HP…..

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Looks like Quest 2 aggressively pushing everything else out on Steam including Valve Index.

Steam user VR headset share by device 2023 | Statista

During the September 2023 survey, just over 41 percent of Steam users with a virtual reality (VR) headset stated that they had an Oculus Quest 2.

www.statista.com