[Xero]

"Another big-picture VR problem: It’s boring to be around people who are using it."

This sentence is pretty emblematic of the product the author of this article was expecting vs the Rift that Oculus pitched in their kickstarter video.

[Pfhreak]

Not to mention that mirroring the VR experience to a TV or monitor is absolutely delightful to watch. I've had people come over to play Alien Isolation, Dreadhalls, or Volo Airsport, and watching them play was a huge delight for everyone. The responses you get from someone who is trapped in a room with an alien are much more visceral.

[astrodust]

You may as well lock people in an isolation pod. This is the problem, isn't it?

[Pfhreak]

They aren't isolated, though. If you know you've got an audience only a foot or two away, you do behave differently.

In my experience, people often run their mouths constantly -- "Oh god, what's that, what's over there, is that the alien?" And there's feedback from the audience, "Oh shit, watch out!"

Not to mention the occasional breath on someone's neck or tap on the shoulder.

When the experience is over, you pull the headset up -- an action not too far removed from looking away from a monitor -- and immediately start sharing. "Man, in that room with the shadows, I was watching the alien for a good 20 seconds before any of you saw it!"

[VikingCoder]

Another big-picture problem with the news: It's boring to be around people who are reading it.

I also find it's boring to be around people who are Google Searching, or using Facebook.

[bcook]

His complaint seems just plain wrong... are these VR systems incapable of mirroring the image to a TV?

[83457]

nope, mirroring was actually the default setup for the rift and still possible