you built something in vr. what now? - immersive hack vr
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You built something in VR. What now?
PatCat, founder of DevDiner.com
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1Don’t let this end up in your
drawer.
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Microcontrollers are fun.
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http://www.osvr.org
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http://www.dlodlo.com
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Qualcomm’s reference platform VR820
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Microsoft VR!
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But… Will VR last?
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People don’t want to lug a computer with them to the beach or on a train to while away
hours they would rather spend reading the sports or business section of the newspaper. Somehow, the microcomputer industry has
assumed that everyone would love to have a keyboard grafted on as an extension of their
fingers. It just is not so …
- New York Times, 1985
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The truth [is] no online database will replace your daily newspaper, no CD-ROM can take the place of a competent teacher and no computer network
will change the way government works. …
Yet Nicholas Negroponte, director of the MIT Media Lab, predicts that we’ll soon buy books and
newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.
- Clifford Stoll, Newsweek, 1995
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“I don't think people will want talking pictures long”
- Joseph Schenck, President of United Artists, 1928
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“the noise would simply drive audiences from the
theaters”
- Mary Astor and colleagues, 1967
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“[Television] won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a
plywood box every night.”
- Darryl Zanuck, 20th Century Fox, 1946
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“When virtual reality gets cheaper than dating, society is doomed.”
- Dogbert (Scott Adams, Dilbert)
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How people respond to life-changing inventions…
- Morgan Housel, Innovation Isn’t Dead, Time Mag, 2015
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1I’ve never heard of it.
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2I’ve heard of it but don’t
understand it.
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3I understand it, but I don’t see how it’s useful.
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4I see how it could be fun for rich
people, but not me.
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5I use it, but it’s just a toy.
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6It’s becoming more useful for
me.
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7I use it all the time.
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8I could not imagine life without it.
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9Seriously, people lived without it?
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“I just tried HTC’s virtual reality headset Vive, and I’m certain
we’re on the precipice of a major change in computing. This is
going to change the world as we know it. Really.”
Dave Smith, Business Insider 2015
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I in no way think that VR is going to be like 3DTV. It’s already too far along and
you see so much investment from all of the major players
- Kelly Alfieri — The New York Times’ VR Team
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The first half of 2016 alone saw $1.3 billion invested in
VR.
- 2016 report by IAB
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It’s expected that 24 months from now, we’ll have a much better understanding of the four or five key use cases around how and why consumers will use VR, versus what they do on their phones,
iPads, TVs, and everything else.
“”- 2016 report by IAB
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Too much text? Let’s break.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
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IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT.
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Which is an opportunity not a disadvantage!
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2You can help shape VR
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Blog!
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Ask questions!
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Share your thoughts and guidance on
Slack/forums/StackOverflow
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Wrapping up…
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1Don’t let this end up in your
drawer.
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2You can help shape VR
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3Please help shape VR
