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Ok, I’ve bought a Meta Quest 3. 

Now what?

Los Fomos

this reminds me of my home inside my oculus 🤓

MKBHD reviewed the new Samsung x Google XR headset and the first app he installs is his wallpaper app lmao

really?! wallpapers in VR?

Would hate to see these kinds of experiences become swallowed by Meta / inevitably Ticketmaster but they still feel like the future nonetheless

I could see a dystopian world where concert ticket prices become so exorbitant that only elites can experience ‘live’ performances while the plebs are relegated to experiencing concerts through vr

Silicon Valley Daily

Vision Pro

- I was completely wrong on how successful it would be (not $, but usage / mindshare)

- First time since Jobs left that I do wonder if Apple is cooked and is just coasting on the established moats

- Vertical integration doesn't make up for BDFL taste

- Scott Forstall was a bigger loss for Apple than Jony Ive

from a VR enthusiast perspective,

the Apple Vision Pro was nothing more than a goggle version of the iPhone. it had a \momentary\ lil short minute in fashion when it first launched, but it didn’t even really last as a fashion statement. 
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The Oculus can be used for *REAL* gaming, painting, consuming 360* media, but most importantly for me: it simplified the 3D modeling process. I know a few of car & product designers currently using Gravity Sketch to design cars & sneakers.

it’s a game changing tool. 

Apple vision pro provides no tactical or beneficial use that improves anything...? the best Apple product on the market right now is the headphones. that has longevity. i knew the Vision Pro would be a flop the minute i tried it on and realized it literally doesn’t do anything profound? 

when i first tried on my Oculus, i literally lost my mind. it truly was the mind blowing, i need to fall back in love with my oculus.

ok I have a bone to pick with @matthew. 

Most popular uses didn't include media, porn, or fitness??? 😤 

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design @splits | /wireframe /latenightcrew /event-pass /feud

Playing Supernatural in VR when suddenly my headset says it lost tracking. Hmm that’s weird..

I take off my headset and my living room is pitch black after a power outage 🫠

Got some new goods to try out this weekend

SuperRare

How VR and AI can be mixed together? I'm exploring some cool ways to do it, just an experimentation thou

I love my Vision Pro for flights but the size makes it a tough choice for short 1 hour flights :/

And Quest 3 doesn’t have a good media app library.

Apple Vision Pro

Ok I watched Submerged with an Apple friend last night. We Shareplayed it. No spoilers below but if you want to watch without biases don't read.

tl;dr there's still a lot more experimenting to be done but I want more of this type of media.

Thoughts:
- Holy shit the detail that the AVP display is capable of really shines here. 
- Trad film folks will need to unlearn some techniques that don't work well in VR. A few of the angles made me feel dizzy and I'm a 10 year VR veteran 🥴 
- I'm still processing how I feel about some of the changes in scale. Kind of weird to feel like you have a giant human head in front of you. Works on a 2D cinema screen but felt odd in VR.
- The scenes with water were epic. Felt a level of anxiety I don't usually feel with normal movies.
- The lighting really carried some scenes and the effects of lighting felt more profound in VR.
- Far superior than 360 content. Easier to story tell and the quality is unreal.
- Highly recommend the shareplay experience. Social watching rules.

Cross posting my thoughts on the new Apple Immersive short

$RARE CLAIM DAY 💎

Who's excited and ready for it?

I've recently gotten back into doing fitness in my Quest 3. Really enjoying Supernatural:

I've recently gotten back into doing fitness in my Quest 3. Really enjoying Supernatural: https://www.meta.com/quest/supernatural/

Yesterday I received a surprising (in a good way) DC from @rev. They transferred ownership of the /vr channel to me.

Grateful to rev for trusting me and excited to bring together more VR enthusiasts on Farcaster. 

When VR news happens I still go to X to see what my VR friends are saying. I want to bring more of those insights here.

Throwback to when I first got my Rift DK1 in 2013. So much has changed!

When was the first time you tried /vr? What hardware? What experience?