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kala-umba t1_ir9rdpa wrote

Yeah shitt, online Meetings made even shittier

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Martholomeow t1_ira9cgi wrote

Right now on zoom hardly anyone turns on their camera. Does Zuck really expect people to put on a headset for an hour long meeting with a bunch of corporate drones? The guy is fantasizing and this product will be a flop.

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Redifyle t1_irap0on wrote

Honestly, I think the main problem with that is the meeting/participants itself instead of the technology enabling it.

The main idea behind this sort of tech is that this will make it possible for online meetings to be practically the same as meeting face to face, which saves time, money and resources and thus is very valuable.

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Martholomeow t1_irat7ed wrote

But that’s my point. The issue is the meeting participants, not the technology. No one wants this. It’s just Zuck’s fantasy.

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Redifyle t1_irbtaym wrote

Except for the fact that this is very valuable for anyone who will not have to travel (as much) anymore (which is basically everyone).

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ianandris t1_irbw23g wrote

What problem is this solving that is not solved by zoom?

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Redifyle t1_ircdgc7 wrote

The human need for more realistic interaction

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ianandris t1_ircf2bb wrote

Ah yes. The realistic interaction provided by strapping a device on your face to watch people make bored movements in an unnecessary meeting.

Who are you convincing here?

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goldcoveredroses t1_irdi7dn wrote

if you could make a device that could present a fake reality that could be be indistinguishable from reality

wouldnt people and corporations be interested in it? what if you want to have a face to face conversation with your wife about something important but you are in a military base or you missed your flight? what if your therapist broke his leg and can still give the reassurance of face to face meetings from her own home? what if two businessmen could meet with this device and discuss whatever business plans they have in the setting of a virtual restaurant since one lives in china and the other in saudi arabia?

or instead of travelling on a 12 hour flight you just pop on your headset and when you're done you can go back to your family?

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Quealdlor t1_iristvs wrote

It's true that currently Zoom meeting are usually without cameras being on, only microphones and only when you actually talk.

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Shelfrock77 OP t1_ira9ory wrote

online meetings will fundamentally take place in fdvr. You’ll go to “sleep” and spawn online where you can teleport to different rooms and talk to people whether it’s AI or humans that are also “dreaming” in cyberspace.

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priscilla_halfbreed t1_irbgs3b wrote

The only people who have done this are crazy youtubers who sleep/spend 24 hours or up to a week in minecraft vr/ocarina of time as an experiment and they say it is cool but ultimately left them worse than before

Unless the HMD is drastically changed I don't see this becoming a normal reality for anyone

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kala-umba t1_iramdtd wrote

Yeah sounds like a nice children fantasy to me! It's so uncomfortable to wear all the gadgets that you need all day long.... it's all fun and games but real interactions won't be replaced adequately imo but let's see

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Shelfrock77 OP t1_irao0a4 wrote

AR is proven to reduce transmission in covid-19 because people aren’t touching their phones which are contaminated.

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kala-umba t1_irdumny wrote

LoL what? Pls send me the link! This sounds so ridiculous to me I need to read that source to be able to believe it! How does my phone gets contaminated in the first place? To decontamination it all I have to do is wipe it with a wet cloth and just wash your hands regularly! And I'll still touch my phone anyways to do phone stiff with it ;P

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Quealdlor t1_irit3i3 wrote

Such VR meetings would be certainly more interesting than looking at a 2D screen with Zoom calls. But I wouldn't want to sit for hours with Quest 2 on my head. They must make them more comfortable for using them for longer periods of time.

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