People\u2019s first response has been \u201cWhy would Facebook buy Oculus Rift\u201d? They see the current incarnation of Facebook and think, \u201cWhat can you possibly do with VR on Facebook? Facebook is just a text interface! Are they just going to make VR Facebook games?\u201d That\u2019s really short term thinking. In order to make really ground breaking technology, you have to think long term. <\/p>\n
For example, say that you come up with a really great product idea, but it requires a lot more network bandwidth than is currently available to most consumers. In other words, even if you wanted to build it today, you couldn\u2019t because of the lack of network bandwidth that would be required. A lot of people would just drop the idea right there, or wait until that type of bandwidth comes available.<\/p>\n
In research projects, you really can\u2019t be limited by that kind of restriction. You have to project where the technology will eventually be and how fast it will get there. Technology like networking will continue to improve for the foreseeable future. The question is how long it will take for it to catch up with your idea.<\/p>\n
With something like VR, people always ask \u201cWhat kind of program can I use this with? VR office where I can see everyone? Third person shooter?\u201d Those are exactly the wrong questions. Sure, you can make a game. You can make a environment where people run around and build things, like in Minecraft. But you can do those on a regular computer screen too, maybe even with 3D glasses. What\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n
The question needs to be, how can I make something so compelling that people will use it exclusively. Something so amazing that they only way to really experience it correctly is with what you\u2019ve built. It\u2019s the difference between Second life and Star Trek\u2019s Holodeck.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s only with long term thinking that something like that can be accomplished. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m hoping that whatever Facebook has planned, it takes this long term approach. Build something new and different, something so compelling that people need to use this new tech on it\u2019s own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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