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While the pandemic has driven sales for VR makers like Oculus, it has yet to give the tech mass-market appeal as a social or collaborative experience

Virtual escapism is perfect for a pandemic, but V.R. still seems far from a mainstream technology.  —  I have wanted to love virtual reality for a really long time.

New York Times Kevin Roose

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  • @altryne Alex V on x
    @kevinroose Nooo Kevin, can't believe that that's the impressions you came back with. Bigscreen is so much more than just seeing movies. I've seen chats, folks dancing together, just browsing the web together. Had some heart to hear conversations with strangers. Go is really real…
  • @benschwartzvr Ben Schwartz on x
    Facepalm of the day: a writer for the NY Times, unable/unwilling to get his hands on anything better than an Oculus Go (a two-year-old bottom-of-the-line HMD with non-positional 3DOF tracking ), on why VR is not yet a “fully immersive experience.” http://www.nytimes.com/...