SmplTon t1_izzy0w5 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 1:59 AM

Reply to comment by ProbablyDoesntLikeU in Meta ends $200-a-month Lyft rides perk for its 76,000 employees as cost-cutting continues by Familiar-Turtle

For sure, although the whole metaverse concept seems fundamentally flawed. Buying an apparatus to make it seem like you’re in a digital room with other expressionless avatars is inferior to a simple video teleconference, where you can see actual body language.

bobnoski t1_j01ay88 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 10:35 AM

And imagine how good the average video call would be if you gave everyone the budget a good VR experience would cost to get a good webcam and headset, or just hand a kit to every new employee.

Then there's the whole issue of mixed meetings that they barely seem to touch on yet. How would five people, together in an office meet with three who work from home? Augmented reality? what if one of them left their headset at home? or if it's empty or broken? is the system smart enough to mute those in physical proximity of each other yet? or would they need noise cancelling earbuds to talk through the app?