The metaverse hype that surged during the Covid-19 pandemic has largely fizzled out, as Korean tech companies shut down the virtual meetup services they launched during the heyday with an ambition to impact social media and gatherings culture.
To a surprise of no one. The headsets are fucking uncomfortable. Which doesn’t bother me when the goal is a gaming session because I gain something that I like (playing immersive games) to offset it. But to see some fucking avatars of people for a meeting that most likely could have been an email or two? No thanks.
Yeah, I can wear mine for an hour or so. Any more and I’ll be picking my glasses out of my face.
I’m not sure who would want to wear it for 8 hours a day every day. It’s they think that people will embrace the corpo subservient life if only they can pretend they’re in Minority Report…
To a surprise of no one. The headsets are fucking uncomfortable. Which doesn’t bother me when the goal is a gaming session because I gain something that I like (playing immersive games) to offset it. But to see some fucking avatars of people for a meeting that most likely could have been an email or two? No thanks.
Yeah, I can wear mine for an hour or so. Any more and I’ll be picking my glasses out of my face.
I’m not sure who would want to wear it for 8 hours a day every day. It’s they think that people will embrace the corpo subservient life if only they can pretend they’re in Minority Report…
They’re pricey, but you can find prescription inserts for vr headsets.