The Future of Your Office Is in a VR Headset | WSJ

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1. https://youtu.be/qeApwYzSJws

2. For a truly realistic experience, the technology would need to be able to accurately detect and interpret your speech, your body movements and your facial expressions. It would also need to automatically adjust your audio to match the virtual environment. For example, the living room or office you would be sitting in is probably quite different than the virtual space, like a large conference room or even an outdoor venue, so once your speech was captured it would need to be processed through some kind of audio algorithms to make it sound like you were standing on the beach or in that larger conference room etc. Speaking of the outdoors, if I am hiking in the woods I’m going to be smelling crisp air and the scent of pine. If I’m on the beach I’m going to be smelling salt water and feeling a gentle breeze on my face. most importantly, you would need true free range of motion, including walking. As long as you are moving your avatar around using a handheld controller, it’s never going to feel real. This pose is a great challenge. If you wear special sensors on your shoes or something, then you are physically moving around in actual reality with your vision blocked by a VR headset. Obviously that gets dangerous very quickly. The only other option is some kind of contraption that secures you, maybe at the hips, so your legs are free to move on a touch sensitive surface or rollerball type thing. Then there’s the issue of physical sensation. You would need some kind of suit with 100% head to toe realistic haptic feedback. There are just so many technical hurdles yet to be solved for

3. I love the idea of immersive, realistic VR. Imagine a VR version of Google Street view where you could literally look around as if you were really in that space, walk into the shops and restaurants, etc.

4. Ok! This technology looks promising, but these avatars are FAR FROM good enough to be used on the daily basis.

5. Yes it is 😊

6. walking dead expected better

7. "It makes sense!" Hahahaahhaaa!

8. nope, this is still very much a long way from being pervasive. Get used to just webcam chats, because thankfully, millions of people have realised that the real office sucks, and wont be going back.

9. Is this a Pfizer Ad ? they are the only company name mentioned ?

10. People still have a trouble muting and unmuting themselves in zoom meetings.

11. AT LEAST SHE KNOWS TO USE IT INSIDE.

12. No time soon.

13. If I live in South Africa, will I be able to join someone in New Zealand via the Oculus Quest 2?

14. https://youtu.be/95DrQMGglP8

15. Human isolation. Every thing that is sold with good intentions is eventually corrupted by a few rich hands. Remember people… Our oet families are trustworthy. Humans are not

16. Way better journalism than last time

17. Why do they try to make useful apps when this is clearly still a science experiment? Just hash out the tech first and then worry about building apps. Cool technology, but not nearly ready yet.

18. Engage is the best so far.

19. And here I am trying to convince the guys at work that this is the way forward. Even willing to lend them my headset to try for themselves

20. the is not VR isn't this AR (Augmented reality) ?

21. Imagine having online class in VR chat

22. I'd rather suffer from some zoom fatique than wear a heavy headset 8 hours a day. 😐

23. I love how with this type of technology everything feels like deadpan humor.

24. My mind immediately jumps to a prisoner who I think will benefit the most from this kind of technology

25. Demo Ready Player One

26. I think vr is for business because in vr its real to the degree that you invest more into it so games feel like a waste of time. I was deeply disappointed when the walking dead ended.

27. You'll be able to go to your job while your sick without giving it to anybody else.

28. Zoom fatigue? Lol

29. You are much better than the last guy with the quest Thank you

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