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by tomlongson
3824 days ago
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An "average user" is claiming to have beaten the world record in the racing game "Dirt Rally" by 12 seconds using the Oculus Rift. https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/3z0n1l/the_oculus_r... This story about Cardboard may be a PR stunt, but it may also be true that VR provided powerful insight that outperforms a flat screen or even a printed model. VR is going to be used a lot more in situations where understanding physical environments is important, be it Nanotech, Healthcare, Architecture... simply because it is so immersive. |
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Look at some of the reviews for Cardboard
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-cardboard-2-vr-jump,...
http://www.howtogeek.com/221364/google-cardboard-virtual-rea...
http://www.cnet.com/products/google-cardboard/2/
The reviews basically claim that it is a good introduction to VR, but the quality is not great, it is easy to get nauseated, and it is not good for extended viewing. These are not characteristics you want in a system that you use to make critical life and death decisions where millimeters matters.
This is either a PR piece in which Cardboard did not play any significant role in treatment decisions, or if indeed Cardboard played a significant role in treatment decisions this is bordering on recklessness. Remember, this is not surgery in some remote area making do with whatever tools are available. No, this is taking place at a premier U.S. institution with state of the art facilities in a operation that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. If the institution used a snorkel pipe to intubate someone there would be an uproar. They are basically doing the equivalent with VR tech.