

140: Cortex: In the Metaverse
7 snips Mar 30, 2023
Discover the fascinating world of virtual reality as the hosts share their adventures with the Meta Quest Pro headsets. They dive into the potential of VR meetings and their innovative features, while humorously tackling the challenges of avatar creation in the metaverse. From the intricacies of hand tracking to the benefits of immersive meetings, they balance excitement with skepticism. Plus, hear about Apple's upcoming avatar technology and how it might change the landscape of virtual interactions. It's a lively exploration of work in the metaverse!
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Workrooms Outages
- Horizon Workrooms suffered outages for a week, hindering initial meeting attempts.
- Myke and Grey struggled to get the platform working, questioning its reliability.
Technical Challenges
- Grey expresses doubt about the feasibility of VR meetings for average users.
- He highlights the significant technical challenges he faced setting up the Quest Pro.
Improved Hardware
- The Quest Pro hardware impressed Grey, feeling closer to a consumer product than a tech demo.
- Features like the charging dock enhance the user experience.