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VR and AR is still in its early adoption phase. It's too early to make any predictions about which VR/AR platforms or products will ultimately have mass market appeal. As an analogy, none of the biggest smartphone manufactures in 2004 really ended up mattering in the long run.


This is the second attempt at VR. It had one attempt, died and now here we go again. Answer a few simple but important questions.

1) How do I share something physical with friends remotely in VR? Think food and drinks.

2) How do my other senses come into play? What if I want to smell my mothers perfume? Or feel and smell the ocean breeze?

3) Walking

There are still very large blockers we simply don’t have the technology for. This attempt will fail just the same.




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