[4eyes] Sony VR Games?

[Cha Lee]

Hmmmm.... I'm not sure if I'm happy or not about this.. and I'm the VR
guy in the lab too lol.

The device still looks like an ergonomic nightmare. I don't think a
lot of people realize the main problem with trying to deliver HMDs for
home entertainment. The main issue isn't so much tracking or display
quality. We're talking about eye strain, weight, and human factor
issues. When you're playing a game, you want to play for more than
5-10 minutes. Unless you have a bucket near you to puke in this isn't
going to work. Plus, how are they going to make the price manageable
and still maintain quality? You have to consider that typical HMDs
range from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars.

If anything, I think releasing products like these kill VR. They
should concentrate on tracking and go for fish tank VR instead.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Jonathan Ventura <jventura at cs.ucsb.edu> wrote:
> Apparently they are testing a new VR headset at Sony:
> http://www.gamesradar.com/ps3/playstation-3/news/sonys-testing-3d-virtual-reality-games-with-headsets-and-everything-early-90s-here-we-come/a-2011071910317107034/g-20060314115917309058
> Some day??
> -Jon
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Regards,

Cha Lee
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University of California, Santa Barbara