Meenzer 13991 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 and i thought i had a shit commute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Fuck me, even China wasn't that bad... Why not have multiple platforms and concurrent trains? Clearly that one platform isn't fit for purpose. Scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38599 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 They all need hover boards. And goji berries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 no body needs goji berries. ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Fuck me, even China wasn't that bad... Why not have multiple platforms and concurrent trains? Clearly that one platform isn't fit for purpose. Scary stuff. you have to admire the courage of the woman who takes the first daring leap into the open door as the carriage is still moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38599 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 What happens to the one who falls down the gap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 No one gives a fuck, as far as I can tell. I wonder how many people over there can claim to have died trying to board a train. I bet it's not insubstantial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38599 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 None,if it's a genuine claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 You know, I considered rephrasing that as I wrote it and just though "nah fuck it, they're not pedantic enough to pick that up" It's like I don't know you guys at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38599 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Are you Jon Snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5890 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 http://youtu.be/gZCAi0MLxAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8955 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30260 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I just don't get it for stuff like playing a game of pool like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 i doubt whether VRs ever really going to take off beyond the niche gaming community. i've played with a few and they're impressive but i can see it going the same way as the 3d TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8955 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 i doubt whether VRs ever really going to take off beyond the niche gaming community. i've played with a few and they're impressive but i can see it going the same way as the 3d TV. Surely it has applications in medical and engineering fields? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 does it? i thought it was being pushed more as a consumer product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30260 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I can think of loads of possibilities. I just don't see the point of something you can play in the pub if and when you can be arsed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 the main thing i don't like about them is the form factor. they're pretty uncomfortable to use as they strap tightly to your face. i had a go at one on a virtual rollercoaster at a tech conference and it was pretty grim as the sweat from the person who had just used it still clung to the headset. apparently they have them at alton towers and six flags in the states but i can't see that taking off for that reason. still to see a killer app for them too. i can't imagine ever watching feature length filns on them. still to be filed under impressive gimmick, for now. i don't see the mass market appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8955 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 the main thing i don't like about them is the form factor. they're pretty uncomfortable to use as they strap tightly to your face. i had a go at one on a virtual rollercoaster at a tech conference and it was pretty grim as the sweat from the person who had just used it still clung to the headset. apparently they have them at alton towers and six flags in the states but i can't see that taking off for that reason. still to see a killer app for them too. i can't imagine ever watching feature length filns on them. still to be filed under impressive gimmick, for now. i don't see the mass market appeal. Surely as the tech advances it'll get lighter and end up resembling something littlemore robust than a sleeping mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19750 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe but I remain sceptical. I find the idea that in future we'll all be sat in our living rooms on an evening, plugged into VR too depressing to contemplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30260 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) Is it any less depressing than people going out on the piss and spending about 75% of the time looking at their phones, updating their Facebook status and trying to fool everyone (except the mates they're actually supposed to be out enjoying themselves with) how amazeballs their lives are? Edited October 18, 2016 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4949 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I hope it takes off since I'm wedded to the idea of being able to upload myself into a virtual world in my old age, and relive my youth. There was a film that covered this as a concept but I don't remember what it was called. A sci-fi of some description. People took a hallucinogenic drug to prevent them from being 'aware' that they were in the game. When I'm 107 and have finally retired, it's the first thing I'll do. In the more immediate future, if it offers improved immersion I'm all for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8955 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Maybe but I remain sceptical. I find the idea that in future we'll all be sat in our living rooms on an evening, plugged into VR too depressing to contemplate. Is that so different to what's happening up and down the country now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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