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- URL: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1707596120648478752
- Author: John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack)
- Posted: 2023-09-29 03:20:15
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1/ @ID_AA_Carmack
I remain unconvinced that mixed reality applications are any kind of an engine for increasing headset sales. High quality pass through is great, but I just don’t see applications built around integrating rendering with your real world environment as any kind of a killer app. I consider it interesting and challenging technology looking for a justification.
The power of VR is to replace your environment with something much better, not to hang a virtual screen in your real environment. In all the highly produced videos demonstrating the MR future, the environments are always stylish, clean, and spacious. That is not representative of the real world user base.
There is certainly some value in the efforts, but I have always thought there was much more low hanging fruit to be grabbed first.
2/ @ID_AA_Carmack
If anyone is confident that I am wrong, feel free to suggest terms for a cash bet. Judging might be difficult without assistance from Meta, but we might come up with something.
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