| Please pardon my pedantry, but, I have to ask: why is VR and the web being too far apart a problem? That condition describes the state of the two technologies, but doesn't, to me, strike as an actual problem. "Real-time collaboration of disparate entities through video / voice / instant message is sufficiently inferior to physically present collaboration as to be a detriment to ____" would be a problem, for example. I definitely agree that it's really cool tech, and would be great if a truly seamless MMO virtual environment were possible. But, perhaps past attempts have sputtered out for lack of a few actual problems providing impetus for the task. Building something awesome should be reason enough, but often seems to fall short of what's necessary to see an effort succeed. Edit: I didn't see other comments in a similar vein as this one that you've already replied to, so, I do consider the notion "asked and answered". I struggle to come up with problems that VR solves as well, and really like the likening of it to paper or video as a communication medium. Though, maybe we limit our exploration of its possibilities by trying to fit it into that or other existing mental schemas. |