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I'm interested in VR now.
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Non-embarrassing photos of VR users?
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I'm interested in VR now.
John Kowalski
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Hatsune Miku using VR is the most meta thing i've seen this week.
ClayKavalier
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You don't have friends/ family/ significant other/ children/ pets/ etc. that will give you shit for strapping a TV on your face to become more immersed in your escapist fantasies?
It's also not solely about looking silly. I already know a PSVR is going to be a source of contention in my family and I'll probably only use it on weekends or after my wife goes to bed. Completely shutting yourself off like that is so isolating. It feels weird enough playing games with headphones on when my wife is in the same room.
People who live alone won't have that problem, but people with families are going to have a harder time using VR. I have friends with really young kids who are interested in it but are resigned to not grabbing one right now because it's just not feasible to cut themselves off like that for extended periods.
TsunamiOfSwagger
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I forgot what it's like to be so self conscious and/or judgemental.
I guess that comes with age.
As I said earlier in the thread. Why is anyone worried about looking "cool"? How is any of this even remotely embarrassing?
Who cares. Looks like fun to me, no matter the picture.
I don't get the "strange" reactions. Who cares what anyone thinks...it doesn't matter.
I guess that comes with age.
As I said earlier in the thread. Why is anyone worried about looking "cool"? How is any of this even remotely embarrassing?
Who cares. Looks like fun to me, no matter the picture.
I don't get the "strange" reactions. Who cares what anyone thinks...it doesn't matter.
The Orz
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You're not and I'm not, but Mister and Missus Mainstream? Unless VR can catch on as a fad like, say, the Wii and its motion controls the fear of "looking silly," even in one's own home, will take some effort to negate.
The slack jaw-look everyone seems to have in thee pictures doesn't help. I wonder how long it will be before we start seeing ads of people wearing VR devices on top of their heads like a pair of shades indoors...
Mihos
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10 minutes of watching cops will tell you what mr mainstream looks like in their own home.
The VR Visor can only be an improvement.
Yeah ok, the look of pure astonishment on everyone's faces isn't going to sell these headsets. lol.
I find posts like this a lot more embarrassing than any image in this thread.
Including the guy banging a fake person.
The Orz
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I don't know, about as well as cigarette ads that show sexy models and a complete lack of any actual cigarettes?
For the record, I was being facetious.
joecanada
Member
I dunno...
Do I look dumb in this picture?
This picture is also used on Sony's official TGS impressions page.
http://www.jp.playstation.com/psvr/impression/tgs2015.html
Is that dude wearing sony headphones over the headset? I'm kind of disappointed I figured they could integrate decent sound into headset?
RoadHazard
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Thinking wearing a VR headset is "embarrassing" is what's embarrassing.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
They chose not to, so you can use whatever suits you and your ears. They are including earphones though (but in typical fashion I'm sure they'll sound about as good as the $5 they probably cost).
Mihos
Gold Member
You are just asking for a slap fight over what is considered decent sound.
Most of them come with ear-buds. I use noise canceling myself. Integrating them would just get in the way.
Doug Heffernan
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lmao at these photos right now... stop I have work to do!
i live in a relatively small apartment with my girlfriend. no way i'm strapping a tv on my face while she's around, fuck that.
then there's the risk of her walking in on me furiously masturbating to DOA XTREME 3 or whatever, which is obviously what i'll be doing 100% of the time she ISN'T around .. which leads to the fact that i'll constantly be drained and not in the mood for sexual activity with a human anymore ...
then there's the risk of her walking in on me furiously masturbating to DOA XTREME 3 or whatever, which is obviously what i'll be doing 100% of the time she ISN'T around .. which leads to the fact that i'll constantly be drained and not in the mood for sexual activity with a human anymore ...
joecanada
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Ya I thought about that but what about another say band that hooks in for sound. But yeah if they don't get in the way of decent ones that's probably good too
Mexican Sting
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Academy Award winning producer Fisher Stevens:
whatsinaname
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Found in another thread.
poodaddy
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I laughed. Pretty hard actually.
GravityInsanity
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This thread is killing me.
TheRealTalker
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hydrophilic attack
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How about the guy who saved the gif on his computer
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RealityCheque
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Its going to be a new golden age of incriminating YouTube videos. Please be excited.
KatamariOnTheRocks
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The Real Napsta
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Thinking that thinking wearing a VR headset is embarrassing is what's "embarrassing" is embarrassing.
lmao! haha
My favorite VR pic is:
Princess Robot?
How About No
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...do you really need any more context that what's presented lmao
zeorhymer
Member
Tactical as fuck.
Forget about the VR. That guy is smoking hot.
mrchampipi
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Everytime I read these kind of coments, I'm wondering if "gamers" ever wonder how they look in front of their screens. We all look stupid while gaming.Every photo of VR usage looks absolutely awful, but I'm curious of whether this is because I've been seeing the wrong sources. Somewhere out there someone must have solved the way to show someone with a VR headset that isn't a massive embarrassment.
fake edit: no Palmer Lucky Time magazine photos please
jediyoshi
Member
Somehow I think the barrier was price rather than whether they actually had the capability to do it.
Not a single photo here isn't lame.
The problem is that all of the headsets are bulky as fuck.
Until the headsets get to the point that they are looking like sleek glasses or visors they will always look lame.
But who cares? If you care about how you look while you're using VR you don't get VR.
The problem is that all of the headsets are bulky as fuck.
Until the headsets get to the point that they are looking like sleek glasses or visors they will always look lame.
But who cares? If you care about how you look while you're using VR you don't get VR.
it comes with earbuds packed in. They said they originally did test to integrate some headphones, but that people are so different, different ear sizes and preferences, that it only made sense for people to use their own preferred headphones. And I agree.
wenaldy
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I prefer this magazine cover anyway
I dunno but this is cringeworthy.
The Orz
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Just because both are game related doesn't necessarily mean you can compare the two. There's a pretty significant difference between sitting back in a comfy chair with a controller and slapping buttons on a plastic guitar while dancing on a DDR pad in the middle of the living room.
While I, personally, have no qualms with looking ridiculous while gaming my argument is that it will be difficult to convince the general public to not care. Hell, it's difficult enough to convince people that are already heavily invested in gaming to not worry so much about it.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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joecanada
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You know what I just realized? Screw headphones this is literally why we have 7.1 surround!!! How sweet it is
NOLA_Gaffer
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They don't exist.
Bingo. If you guys thought the Wii was a fad you're in for a whole new definition of the word "Fad."
The only one that matters.
So am I the only one that thinks this is horrifying?
One of my favorite things to do on this board is to look up the post histories of people who talk like this.
I live in the same situation as you.
As for the first part of your argument, it does provide the opportunity to play offscreen if your girlfriend is using the tv (if you dont have a vita or something). My girlfriend asks me to use headphones for most games I play, so it doesn't seem as big of a difference to me i guess.
For the second part....
see you on the other side
NOLA_Gaffer
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What can I say? I hope the VR gaming market has a great amount of success but I can't help but feel like it's going to be another Wii or Kinect-style fad. It'll be a huge hit for a few years but will eventually taper off once customers tire of having to strap on goggles every time they want to play videogames.
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