New devices from Meta and HTC cost more than £1,000, but all eyes are on rumoured Apple glasses.
Last week in Las Vegas I boxed, hunted for cute aliens, flew a laser-shooting robot and drew my own masterpiece - all in virtual reality.
Meta declined to tell us how many it has sold so far, but my guess is not that many. It is aimed at businesses and early-adopters, designed to be a teaser forThe hardware involved in VR has often been described as off-putting and, to be fair, it once was. Early headsets were renowned for being clunky and heavy, and many required tethering by cables to a high-end PC, powerful enough to process the graphics.
Most of the demos I tried with the HTC had the real world displayed via a camera behind the graphics. This meant my colleague Ammie avoided getting punched on the nose when my virtual boxing target ended up directly in front of where he was standing in real life. It's neat, but costs €900 , and there are only 10 games. My kids would probably like it, but I'm not sure for how long it would hold their attention.Planet ride: A glimpse at HTC's Holoride gameplay designed for car passengers
Famously, existing Meta avatars don't yet have legs and Flower Zoe was no exception. It was captivating, but also curiously detaching to watch this creature behave just like me.Future prospectsand engineers can practise fiddly aircraft repairs. It enables millions of people to attend large live events simultaneously - almost 11 million people attended the first concert to be held inside the game Fortnite, featuring the DJ Marshmello, in 2019. Many gamers love it.
Even if you do decide to spend top dollar, don't expect to find the experiences instinctive. The controllers take some practice. Picking up a guitar to play Guitar Hero with was frustratingly difficult using the HTC Vive XR.
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