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TDub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:49 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 12:58 pm "To me it seems like the whole meta thing appeals most to gamers; those who are already used to hanging in some virtual world."

This is correct now but won't be in the future.

it all sounds so fucking sterile and horrible. Like the worst of the futuristic settings in movies.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:09 pm It'll fuck it up.
We're on a sports bored -- I think sports stars will become less of a big deal when worlds can be created where you are the sports star and it feels real.
Us olds will watch our real sports and our grandkids will be all, lolz, who are those geezers.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:12 pm There will also be augmented tools as well - glasses for starters - but then I actually think chips into the skull ( i'm not crazy ) that will be hooked up to a network so that data can be easily accessed directly to the brain.

Us olds will explain to our grandkids that we had to type shit into these handheld tablet deals to look things up. Then they'll access the data, get some content about those old times, and go, man, lolz, who are those geezers.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:54 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:09 pm It'll fuck it up.
We're on a sports bored -- I think sports stars will become less of a big deal when worlds can be created where you are the sports star and it feels real.
Us olds will watch our real sports and our grandkids will be all, lolz, who are those geezers.

this is already happening with gamers being payed millions so that others can watch them play a goddamn video game

someone referenced Ready Player 1 the other day…not entirely dissimilar is the global drone racing circuit

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:58 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:54 pm

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:09 pm It'll fuck it up.
We're on a sports bored -- I think sports stars will become less of a big deal when worlds can be created where you are the sports star and it feels real.
Us olds will watch our real sports and our grandkids will be all, lolz, who are those geezers.

this is already happening with gamers being payed millions so that others can watch them play a goddamn video game

someone referenced Ready Player 1 the other day…not entirely dissimilar is the global drone racing circuit

About 6 years back I dated a chick with a kid (do not recommend). He had an xbox and he'd get me to play here and there. I'd be like, do you want to play? Answer was always, "No, I'd rather watch you play." And, then his favorite YouTube videos were watching other people play video games.

I don't understand it. I would fight my friends to the death for the Nintendo controller when I was a kid.

Qusdahl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:59 pm And what is it with all the KCrim lawyers supporting single moms?

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:02 pm

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:58 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:54 pm
this is already happening with gamers being payed millions so that others can watch them play a goddamn video game

someone referenced Ready Player 1 the other day…not entirely dissimilar is the global drone racing circuit

About 6 years back I dated a chick with a kid (do not recommend). He had an xbox and he'd get me to play here and there. I'd be like, do you want to play? Answer was always, "No, I'd rather watch you play." And, then his favorite YouTube videos were watching other people play video games.

I don't understand it. I would fight my friends to the death for the Nintendo controller when I was a kid.

i don’t get it either

when the first couple of GTA games came out, a group of us would get together with a set of rules for how long someone could play before giving up the controller

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:08 pm Could be a game changer for the disabled.

Qusdahl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:32 pm Yeah, those reruns of Matlock will just hit harder on a VR headset

(That was a retiree joke btw)

Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:18 pm

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:08 pm Could be a game changer for the disabled.

I'm hopeful but not expecting that this, along with retirees, is where this whole thing really becomes popular. I think it's about 10-15 years too soon for that

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:40 pm

Mjl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:18 pm

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 1:08 pm Could be a game changer for the disabled.

I'm hopeful but not expecting that this, along with retirees, is where this whole thing really becomes popular. I think it's about 10-15 years too soon for that

Yeah, I'm just thinking out loud. No idea what could happen.

edit: I will say that if I was in the unfortunate position of rotting away in a nursing home, the idea of a metaverse starts to become more intriguing.

Qusdahl wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 3:43 pm Q doesn’t have much concern for marginalized folk.

But the idea of making life more enjoyable for disabled or elderly prob makes others feel all warm and fuzzy.

I still imagine the vast majority of users will be healthy able-bodied types who would rather get fat and play pretend ball in a VR world than just go to the gym and get their asses in shape.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:05 pmit seems likely that there’ll be a decent number that give it a go only to later realize that the real thing is better