So, if you haven't heard about this, the Occulus Rift is a set of Virtual Reality "glasses" or headset that was funded in a very successful Kickstarter Last year. (Goal=$250,000 - final take $2.5 million +)
Check out their website here, and see the video for more detailed information.
http://www.oculusvr.com/Now, this appears popular due to the money raised, but me - I couldn't give a crap, really. In fact, I've documented my preference for the disconnect between man and machine, especially in gaming, but I hear people cry all the time "Immersion, Immersion, Immersion...." about their games.
For me, one of the things I liked about gaming was knowing it was a fantasy - I don't like to believe things that happen in video games are real. I do like to have an emotional connect to the content, but I like to have my feet firmly planted in reality. Devices like the Occulus Rift, to me, just seem to promote more isolation and immersion into a world that is not real - people often seem to have a problem making a disconnect with the way things are now.
Plus, Virtual Reality seemed so interesting over 20 years ago.... I mean, remember that movie "The Lawnmower Man"? Hahah.... even though the technology is better now, just because you can doesn't mean you should.
Though I grew up with video games being the Arcade experience. Playing video games in an arcade, especially in the early 80's, was an experience - and only 10% of it was actually playing the games.
Anyway, we have some people here I know have opinions? Thoughts?
Bt