Comment on Amanda Watson, the engineer who pioneered the AirLink and several other technologies for Oculus, was hired at Valve.

AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  did you forget that Linux exists?

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  • AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It should definitely be on the basis of linux, but not really what I mean. I mean a UI OS shell optimized for VR and things like eye tracking and controllers and how to switch from controller to keyboard. This is like an unsolved problem afaik. Like IOS and android designed a new shell for a non-desktop platform. I read a bit about Apple Vision Pro how they designed their UI widgets with eye tracking in mind.

    At the minimum I want to be able to play a VR game like Elite Dangerous and pull up a video chat panel or browser window / notepad to look up stuff without exiting the game.

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    • tutter@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      reminda me of that one episode of community

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      • AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Which one? It’s been a while and I haven’t seen the last season I think.

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• poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  There are multiple such projects, for example: wiki.vronlinux.org/docs/fossvr/stardust/

  But the same wiki mentions a few more.

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  • AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thanks! And yeah I expect higher resolution to be the real killer app for VR. Once you can actually replace a multi monitor setup with VR?

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    • poVoq@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      I was told the Apple headset’s resolution is like the lower limit in resolution for that to work ok, so I guess those type of screens will come to more affordable HMDs some time in the future.

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• jacksilver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I think Macs Vison Pro was somewhat geared for productivity. Might be sorta what youre talking about.

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