- BCsven ( @BCsven@lemmy.ca ) 35•5 months ago
Because the metaverse is a stupid idea. Reminds me of that 3d web browser protocol that came out in the 90s. where you had to naviagte 3d paths to go to the next link, like walking to street signs.
- GregorTacTac ( @GregorTacTac@lemm.ee ) 5•5 months ago
What’s the protocol called?
- BCsven ( @BCsven@lemmy.ca ) 2•5 months ago
https://markpescecodex.com/2019/02/03/twenty-five-years-ago-today-vrml/
Somebody still runs a demo site setup for it, I’m trying to find a link.
- brvslvrnst ( @bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml ) 15•5 months ago
Good!
- BruceTwarzen ( @BruceTwarzen@kbin.social ) 12•5 months ago
It is. It’s just sad when you think about what other things vould’ve been accomplished with 1billion dollars a month for 2 years straight. It’s america so probably more wars, but still.
- LostWon ( @LostWon@lemmy.ca ) 10•5 months ago
On top of making sure everyone is housed, healthy, and fed, nuclear fusion energy instead of nuclear fission would be really, really nice.
- Wes4Humanity ( @Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee ) 15•5 months ago
What blows my mind is that they completely squandered the opportunity that COVID provided for VR education. They could have, and imo should have, given away their hardware to every school/student and then created immersive education software that they could charge the schools for. Imagine learning Magic School Bus style… Chemistry and biology from the point of view of a molecule, travel the universe, be present at major historical events, or just take a walk around ancient Rome to see how they lived. They could have gotten a whole generation hooked on their system… Kinda like Apple did in the 90s. If they want the “metaverse” to work, they need to build an infrastructure that allows users to build their own stuff. Like just make a “city” but allow users to fill it with their own buildings, bars, houses, virtual work places, etc
- PhAzE ( @PhAzE@lemmy.ca ) 11•5 months ago
That sucks, but got my kids some cheap quest 2 sets and they’re loving them. I even use them from time to time, and can’t beat that price.
I’m fine with meta losing billions for my kids to have a decent experience.
- whoreticulture ( @whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 2•5 months ago
What do they do with them?
- PhAzE ( @PhAzE@lemmy.ca ) 4•5 months ago
Games with their friends.
- Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) 2•5 months ago
VR is fun as entertainment (games)
- Thavron ( @Thavron@lemmy.ca ) 11•5 months ago
Jesus wept!
- secret300 ( @secret300@lemmy.sdf.org ) 6•5 months ago
They lost how much?! How the hell are they losing 1 billion a month and not filling for bankruptcy?!
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) 5•5 months ago
Not enough
- hsdkfr734r ( @hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl ) 5•5 months ago
Nice!
It’s the little things that make your day. - saigot ( @saigot@lemmy.ca ) 3•5 months ago
Meta drove me out of vr. Still quite bitter about it.
- TheMonkeyLord ( @TheMonkeyLord@sopuli.xyz ) 2•5 months ago
The thing that kept me attached to VR was Echo. Guess what they did to one of my literal favorite games
- helenslunch ( @helenslunch@feddit.nl ) 3•5 months ago
And Apple will lose billions on it as well. Because they haven’t solved VR problems. Nobody wants to wear the stupid things on their faces.
Best application for VR is gaming. Zuck seems to thing they belong on in the workplace. Apple seems to think they’re going to be laptop replacements.
VR isn’t going to happen.
- ILikeBoobies ( @ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ) 2•5 months ago
But…what is it doing?