Just like the iPod, what is the necessary component is the distribution
of content to the platform, such as apple did. There was a rapid
leapfrog of digital music sticks and such but apple brought it all home
with the common pricing, platform, delivery that made it all hum... IF
FB adds that to Oculus THEN it's a barn burner. Without the backend
the iPod was another music stick, same for Oculus...
On 04/01/2016 09:26 AM, Jason McKemie wrote:
Although it seems like the Oculus is going to get upstaged in a hurry -
the HTC Vive looks like it could be a better product. I think VR will
really take off when it is available for gaming consoles though.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Robert Andrews <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Kind of like the iPod... No, exactly like the iPod...
On 04/01/2016 09:02 AM, Jason McKemie wrote:
I really don't see how the Oculus gear is anything other than a
progression of what was previously on the market. True, the
others did
not succeed in the same way that Oculus has, but that is more of a
matter of timing.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Simon Westlake
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
I don't know if I agree with that. It's a pretty big leap
forward
from what was previously available. I'm not saying they
created it
in a vacuum, but I find it hard to downplay the
achievements of the
teams involved. It's not like they just bought a bunch of
readily
available components, banged them together and out came a
headset.
On 4/1/2016 10:57 AM, Jason McKemie wrote:
There were also many other VR companies before Oculus.
I've been
watching the VR scene for at least two decades, what
Oculus has
benefited from is the advancement motion tracking, higher
resolution displays, processing, etc (technologies not
specific to
VR), Oculus really didn't do anything groundbreaking
here. The
technology has been maturing for a long time, the
masses are just
starting to take notice - and large companies are
following that
interest.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:38 AM, <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote:
Little more to the back story. The kid had some US DOD
friends and labs that gave him access to the latest
technology
in the field.
*From:* Simon Westlake <mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
Look at Palmer Luckey - this kid was banging
together VR
goggles in his bedroom, and everyone said the kind
of virtual
reality goggles that are now shipping were
impossible to make
just a couple of years ago. Now that he pushed it
forward and
figured it out, HTC is making a headset, Sony is
making a
headset..
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