Virtual Reality Headsets - worth the money?

[moke123]

How many hours do you think you have spent playing your golf game?

About an hour a day, almost everyday, for the last 2 years. I would guess that I missed less than 10 days in that time.

 

[Gasman]

One last question.
I am the sort of person that would buy a laptop with 4GB and then upgrade it myself to 8 or 16, whatever it could take.
I see the 128GB is £499 and the 256GB around £620.

Are you able to upgrade yourself, or is it just one module?, so you would need to replace a 128 with a 256 and if non standard, then a huge markup would be present.

 

[Jon]

About an hour a day, almost everyday, for the last 2 years. I would guess that I missed less than 10 days in that time.

Now that is what I call value for money. And I presume with no intentions of stopping anytime soon.

 

[Jon]

One last question.
I am the sort of person that would buy a laptop with 4GB and then upgrade it myself to 8 or 16, whatever it could take.
I see the 128GB is £499 and the 256GB around £620.

Are you able to upgrade yourself, or is it just one module?, so you would need to replace a 128 with a 256 and if non standard, then a huge markup would be present.

You can't upgrade them, but 128gb is fine. If you are going to spend £1,000 on apps then go for the 512gb version. You could probably store about 20 apps on the 128gb version. I've been through all this research myself recently.

 

[Jon]

I have never been much of a gamer.
I preferred software more like Air Traffic Controller, Space Shuttle re-entry I did play Wolfenstein3 D for a short while and Terminator likewise for a short period, but then got bored.

I don't see the apps I bought as gaming because I am physically doing it. Consider it more like sport.

 

[moke123]

I preferred software more like Air Traffic Controller, Space Shuttle re-entry

There's some cool flight sims

@Gasman When you buy a game you don't need to keep it loaded on the quest. You can download or delete at will. Just needs to be loaded when you want to play.

 

[Jon]

You have to be careful with some games because many people get motion sickness. All the games I am using don't give me that because you are not moving like on a racing game, where your brain gets confused because you are stationary but appear moving.

Edit: That game looks awesome.

 

[moke123]

many people get motion sickness

I've gotten it a few times while flying. Luckily you can just pause the game and you have both feet back on the ground.

 

[Gasman]

You have to be careful with some games because many people get motion sickness. All the games I am using don't give me that because you are not moving like on a racing game, where your brain gets confused because you are stationary but appear moving.

Edit: That game looks awesome.

Old seadog here, so hopefully that will not happen?

 

[Jon]

If you don't get motion sickness from VR, then you are very lucky indeed. You have a world of SIMs to explore! That dog flght sim looks great fun.

 

[Gasman]

I had college mates that went to sea all around the world in various weather including type 3 storms. Then went they went across on the Mersey ferry, they were seasick? :-(

 

[Jon]

I'm in pain! Aching all over. I've done 2hrs 13 minutes today of VR fitness, which is 629 calories. That is a lot of calories to burn through cardio. It was a combination of Beat Saber and spending lots of time on table tennis drills with the ball machine. Frankly, I think I've overdone it!

 

[Jon]

An update from yesterday, I ended up doing a little more ping pong. Calorie burn for the day was 688 calories.

Before, exercise required me to push myself into it. This stuff pulls me in. Motivation not required.

 

[Jon]

Join the club Uncle. So far it is moke and me, with Gasman on the edge.

What would your purpose being in having one? And why are you getting interested?

 

[moke123]

The Six flags amusement park near me had a roller coaster which you wore a VR headset while riding. I think you had a choice of several scenarios so you could ride the ride more than once and have a different experience each time. Never got a chance to go try it but would have liked to.

 

[Jon]

The thought of effortless weight control is attractive!

Lots of people are using it for weight control. You can still burn the calories just standing still in many of the apps. With your arms flailing, the calorie count goes up. I'm still aching from all the madness over the last 3 days.

 

[Jon]

Just had a great idea. I could create a virtual world where members of AWF could go. We could have a politics area, with bunkers, mines and so forth. Then a Watercooler hangout. Throw in a few knuckle dusters, guns, grenades and we could take it out on each other.

 

[Jon]

The thought of effortless weight control is attractive!

I used to do an hours walk every day on my local forest, that was until they started charging £100 per year to park there. So I stopped. I previously used to walk on the golf course, but the golfers didn't like me! There is also the stress of constantly having to look out for golf balls flying at you, but then again that applies if you play golf anyway.

The weather in the UK is, lets face it, miserable. Drizzly days, cold, windy. Some countries like say Australia promote more physically activity because of the fair weather. They are a bit more outdoorsy. So, given all these obstacles for us poor Brits, immersing yourself in a virtual world seems like a good idea. Anything that gets you standing up and moving a bit more will burn a few calories.

Some of the apps are so good, you could get the device for just one of those alone. For example, many people get addicted to Beat Saber. It can be considered a light workout, yet you burn a reasonable number of calories and you don't notice the effort you are exerting.

 

[moke123]

Some of the apps are so good, you could get the device for just one of those alone.

we often refer to ours as a $500 golf simulator.

 

[Jon]

we often refer to ours as a $500 golf simulator.

On looking at the reviews, the Golf simulator looks pretty damn good. Some of these apps have endless gameplay, just like real sports.