DarthBuzzard OP t1_j5td3qn wrote
Reply to comment by Flo_Evans in Report: Apple’s 2023 mixed reality headset to feature full-body FaceTime avatars and iOS-like interface by DarthBuzzard
> FaceTime is great because anyone with an iPhone can do it.
That might be the case, but no one thinks FaceTime is remotely close to being with someone in person. It feels like you are behind a screen talking to another person inside a small screen, all of it being 2D.
The point of VR communication is that it would feel like you are face to face with the person. I would never recommend anyone who isn't rich to buy a $3000 device, but I would recommend average people to buy the mature version of this for $500 in 10 years or so.
Flo_Evans t1_j5u4dgs wrote
VR doesn’t feel like your talking face to face either though, it feels like you are in a video game lobby.
DarthBuzzard OP t1_j5u5lnm wrote
VR always feels like you are face to face. That's the entire effect it provides.
It's just that you are face to face with abstractions - low-resolution, low-fidelity avatars that are kind of janky.
At least with today's tech.
If it felt like you were in a videogame lobby, what would the point of VR be? I could get that feeling just by playing Call of Duty on console.
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