Today’s 360 VR Buzz: The Oculus Go Is The Best Non-Phone Gadget Of 2018

This was a very interesting BUZZ that I found today and wanted to share with you.

Originally posted on:https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethporges/2018/09/13/the-oculus-go-is-the-best-non-phone-gadget-of-2018/#5e360f775461

Let me tell you what it’s like to purchase, own, and use a high-end VR headset like the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. Stage One can only be described as transportive euphoria–that feeling that you are experiencing a fantastic new technological medium that can take you anywhere, tell you any story, make you feel and suffer and laugh in bold new ways. Star Trek fans are likely to use the word “holodeck” unironically. And so you give your VR rig a primo spot in your living room or den or home office. And with it comes all the necessary accoutrements: To make this thing work properly you’ll need a high-end desktop PC (and I do mean “desktop PC”–laptop and Mac users need not apply, with few exceptions), plus a whole lot of thick cords that give the headset a signal and power. Oh, and let’s not forget the sensors you’ll need to place in different corners of the room so the system can track your movements as you meander through virtual space. That’s more gear and more cords and even less fung Shui. Speaking of which: You’ll probably need to move some furniture around too. After all, nothing takes you out of the virtual world quite like bumping shin-first into a coffee table. And so you live with this setup for a period, eager to show off the wonders of VR to anybody who comes through your doors. You become an ambassador for the medium. A guru willing to give others a glimpse of the future via Tilt Brush or Thumper. But then something happens. You (or God forbid, your roommate or romantic partner) begin to miss having a normal living room, as opposed to one given over to The Matrix. You slowly move all this gear into a corner, and your coffee table reclaims its rightful place. And with all the gear stashed in a corner, you find yourself using it a whole lot less. After all: Setting up a such a complex rig for a quick trip to the virtual world just doesn’t seem worth it when you can plop down on your sofa and watch Netflix without any effort. And so, locked out of the daily (or even weekly) rotation of your life, it’s only a matter of time before the whole rig makes its way into the closet. And once it’s in there, it may never come back out again. Call it the Rock Band Effect: This is what inevitably happens to non-essential room-hogging gadgetry. After all, how many plastic drum kits and guitars from the once-hot music game now sit in closets, unused and unloved?

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