[ExI] things to buy

Adrian Tymes atymes at gmail.com
Fri Mar 26 15:44:03 UTC 2021


That depends on what you mean by "two copies".  Some VR programs are
designed exclusively for single person use and can not be shared.  Other VR
programs are designed to be shared.  You have to check the specific program
you're using.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 8:20 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> So if you watch VR on headsets you have to have two copies of the program
> for both to watch at the same time?  I really want a shared experience with
> my wife.  bill w
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:03 AM Dave Sill via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2021 at 10:27 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Well Dave, you pleased me anyway.  I was dimly aware of VR.  What is
>>> better (regardless of cost):  the headsets, or viewing on a big TV?
>>>
>>
>> Cool. :-) They're apples and oranges. TVs are a rectangle usually across
>> the room. You watch it passively: the director of the production determines
>> the POV. With a VR headset, the experience is immersive: you're in a 3D
>> world and you can look in any direction and move in any direction. You
>> wouldn't use VR to watch a movie; you'd use it to play a game, take a
>> virtual tour of a historical site, visit a museum, etc.
>>
>>   If headsets, can two people wear them and experience the same thing so
>>> it can be shared?
>>>
>>
>> It's probably possible to have multiple headsets, but they'd likely be
>> independent. Both people would be in the same world, but they'd look and
>> move independently. And they'd see each other as avatars--some rendering
>> that may or may not look anything like the person wearing the headset.
>>
>> Can you easily exchange your bitcoin for regular money?
>>>
>>
>> Sure, if you use an exchange like Coinbase. You tie it to your bank
>> account and can transfer to/from your Coinbase account.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>>
>>
>> Glad to help.
>>
>> -Dave
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