ITsupportSuperHero t1_iutebes wrote on November 2, 2022 at 9:48 PM

Cant speak to the other things, but as for clothes I believe Kurzweil acknowledged he got that wrong for 2 reasons. One, everything that would have been added to clothes was just added to our phones instead. Two, fashion: he is unable to predict what will be socially acceptable. Most people don't want electronics in clothes and while we can make cool shirts or hats that change looks with an app, nobody wants to wear that. All the rest of the biometric stuff is usually in a smartwatch or bracelet.

Reminds me of how a lot of people don't want AR/VR until it is the size of a regular pair of sunglasses. Everybody will just make fun of you for wearing a toaster on your face : ( not that I mind, vr is cool 😎 lol

RunF4Cover t1_iutq22e wrote on November 2, 2022 at 11:11 PM

I agree, the toaster is cool but still a bit unwieldy. I have trouble wearing my toaster for more than a couple of hours at most. I can’t wait until it’s sunglasses size.

phriot OP t1_iuthgrz wrote on November 2, 2022 at 10:09 PM

Cool, yeah with decades of material in between, it's a little hard to keep up with with updates on every little prediction. Thanks for knowing about this!

Professional-Yak-477 t1_iuuaizh wrote on November 3, 2022 at 1:36 AM

I don't know whether this counts, but clothing with chips do exist and are slowly being implemented (beyond conscious fashion choices). I've begun noticing couple weeks ago that food delivery on electric scooters have electronic ads at the back of the driver's vests and their food delivery bags/cargo. I was a bit taken aback when I saw it, it was at night and it was just like the cyberpunk jacket. It felt a bit dehumanising to me as well, seeing the driver walk around with an ad displayed on their back.

NefariousNaz t1_iuuf8qr wrote on November 3, 2022 at 2:10 AM

There are novelty clothes that can be changed from app. Problem is battery life.

PoliteThaiBeep t1_iuwaetd wrote on November 3, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Biggest VR hurdles are motion sickness and low pixel density IMO.

Motion sickness means the vast majority wouldn't be able to play a fast paced game where you move your virtual body.

That hamstrings most game genres outright.

Pixel density with Quest 2 and it's competition is like 20 PPD (Pixel per degree). With 4k monitors it's typically 120 PPD. For 1080p monitors it's 60PPD.

If you translate PPD to vision acuity you wouldn't pass a driving test with vision acuity below 40 PPD lol

I am a VR enthusiast and have been buying VR stuff since 2014. But I end up always coming back to monitor games. If I could play AC Odyssey in VR headset - would I? No I wouldn't because of motion sickness and low PPD.