Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by EncomLab 515 days ago
As Carmack pointed out the problem with AR/VR right now - it's not the hardware, it's the software. Until the "visicalc" must have killer app shows up to move the hardware, there is little incentive for general users to make the investment.
1 comments

> As Carmack pointed out the problem with AR/VR right now - it's not the hardware, it's the software.

The third option is peoples' expectation for AR/VR itself: it could be a highly niche and expensive industry and unlikely to grow to the general population.