[hnnsj]

It's pretty sad to me that there's more excitement for Snapchat filters than for VR. Also, I'm getting absolutely fed up with the term "social". People are attention junkies, that's what it is. It's not "social". They're hooked on likes and instant gratification.

[ehnto]

Hell if you are a lurker it's not even social, some people just scroll through without ever contributing. The addiction is in the continued novelty of a new headline, comment or post every few moments.

Although I can see why once you do begin to invest and contribute you can begin to really solidify the addiction and start to integrate it into your personality and sense of self.

[wingerlang]

I don't use Snapchat or VR and even I am more interested in the filters. They are funny and the friction to try it out is literally zero. The tech itself is cool as well.

[addicted]

Why are Snapchat filters more complicated than what say Photo Booth on the Mac did a decade ago?

[wingerlang]

Aren't they? I didn't have a mac a decade ago, and I never really used photo booth since I got one anyway.

But I think snapchat has face-altering features as in 3D modifications while photo booth only changed the image itself or maybe identified "head is at x,y" at most.

Snapchat can modify your head, make interactive animations and all that jazz. Do note that I never really used snapchat, but these are my impressions from the few times someone pointed it at me.

[ajeet_dhaliwal]

I don't think it's sad, VR just doesn't provide a compelling enough experience for many to be excited over it currently. I think for it to work next round, it must have as close to photo realism as possible, it's what we expect when looking around. I do agree with the sentiment about 'social', an internet wide replace-all with 'narcissism' would be great.

[7952]

It is easy to become jaded by the monetary or social aspects. But the technology in Snapchat is pretty staggering really. I felt a sense of wonder when I first saw filters that I have not felt about any technology for years. But it is just a toy for kids, obviously.