• Labototmized@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Im so confused why this wouldn’t work and I didn’t see anywhere in the article the actual reason. Can anyone explain it better? Can you not just play a vr video file? Is it blocking the sites? I’m just confused.

  • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Isn’t allowing the porn industry to be able to use your hardware crucial for widespread adoption? Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the fact that Betamax and HDDVD did this was one of the factors for their loss of market share?

  • VulKendov@reddthat.com
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    2 years ago

    Well then WHAT IS EVEN THE POINT I just wanna pretend to have sex with my ai generated girlfriend. But here I am COCKBLOCKED BY TIM FUCKING COOK.

  • casmael@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    Tbh I can’t think of any applications for this product that don’t involve porn

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      I play elite dangerous in VR as well as several other sims. (Including a proper training sim for RC aircraft with a connected TX.)

      If you go full hog with physical switches and everything positioned perfectly…. It can be extremely immersive technology. Like train surgeons immersive.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    2 years ago

    Well that’s shit. Even my OG Rift can do that.

    Pretty sure there’s an open standard for VR as well (WebXR), Chrome supports it but Firefox doesn’t.

    • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Lots of smartphones can do VR video too, when you add a set of VR goggles that fit it. Just plain goggles with no electronics that hold the phone in front of lenses that you can strap on your face. It’s simple enough that it should be possible on any VR display system actually.