[paul7986]

That's how I feel and VR and it's form factor has been around for decades... strap a sweaty headset to your face and isolate yourself.

Maybe it will be big for games but gluing a computer to my face for longggg periords of time no thanks.

AR glasses though they could be truly be the next big thing like the iPhone ...subtly enhance the world around us and our social interactions with each other through a form factor we are accustomed to.

[rvz]

> AR glasses though they could be truly be the next big thing like the iPhone…

Yes. This is where we are heading just like smartwatches, it is now a reality.

It always matters on executing it right, just like the smartwatch market. The first to do that right with AR glasses, wins.

[paul7986]

Indeed and the vision Zuckerberg showed for AR glasses looked way too busy.

The UX needs to be subtle (not a lot going on) ... enhance and revolutionize daily life experiences like smart glasses that can zoom in like binoculars (would also help low sighted folks), glasses that turn night into day and vice versa and some other ideas ive thought might enhance real life like playing ping pong or a card game and the glasses keep/show the score with each point awarded... also when you meet someone new the glasses tells you their first name at the least. As well show you how a building or a spot in the woods where there once was a house looked decades or more ago.

Also for branding call them smart glasses not AR glasses ... average person can easily understand that branding.

[rvz]

All good points and makes sense. Whoever gives the smart glasses its killer app with a great UX and ecosystem of apps wins.

This 'killer app' will likely come from Meta, Apple, Alphabet or Microsoft and unlikely that it will come from Snap.

Then, there's always surprises.

[paul7986]

If you watch Zuckerberg's AR Glasses demo posted today (fantasy demo) where he's fencing an Olympic fencing champ you will see above her head the score of the game.

Once I saw his first demo of Facebook Stories glasses where he was playing ping pong (in late August/early Sept) I immediately thought the glasses should be keeping/showing the score and posted that thought. They probably were working on that before, but maybe not and overall and right now its all just fantasy. Possibly for patents and to show investors that Apple's blocking Ad Trackers is hurting us but we have a way forward.

Also he is showing off a lot of AR Glasses tech not VR cause he believes VR (strapping headset to your face) isn't the next big thing rather AR/Smart Glasses are. But all he is showing is YEARS away.

[goatlover]

It can be very immersive for games designed well for the VR platform. It can also be quite immersive when visiting locations, as long as the video is high quality. There's also some interesting 360 video experiences, like experiencing being a character in a movie. I also see the potential for exploration, like with the three space apps I have. And there are several apps which give you a good workout. The Supernatural one is great, if you're willing to pay $200 a year.