Boz To The Future Talking Metaverse with Matthew Ball
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Jul 9, 2024 Investor and author Matthew Ball discusses Meta's vision for the metaverse, challenges in AR development, investments in Reality Labs, and timelines for building the future. Topics include AI in AR, technical challenges in AR glasses development, strategic investments in the metaverse, and advancements in AI technology for AR headsets.
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Oculus Early Challenges and Quest Breakthrough
- Early Oculus efforts were optimistic on timelines, capability, and cost, missing by at least an order of magnitude.
- The Quest 1 and 2 launches proved the standalone VR path, shifting focus away from tethered PC VR.
Barriers to MR/VR Mass Adoption
- The biggest barriers to MR/VR adoption are content, price, and accessibility, all interlinked by trade-offs.
- Accessibility includes comfort, weight, motion sickness, and ease of use, impacting how and where devices are used.
Vision for Future VR Headsets
- Ideal future VR headsets require high pixels per degree, wide but tall field of view, low weight, and standalone operation.
- Trade-offs among weight, cost, and performance mean different focused headset models will exist for differing user needs.