Matthew Ball: evaluation

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…Size of device versus field of view — which is more important? It depends on the function. If you take a look at industrial AR — the weight of the device, how form-fitting it is — less important versus the functionality. In the fall of last year, Johns Hopkins performed its first-ever live patient surgery using an AR and VR device. Those devices cost several thousand dollars. They often require a physical link to a local computer. They’re not particularly sightly, and of course, they’re cumbersome overall. That function doesn’t matter. The price point doesn’t matter. Frankly, the fact that it can’t sustain its own battery doesn’t matter either because it’s industrial. It’s not mobile. But when you’re taking a look at consumer wearables, certainly, we assume that aesthetics are going to matter a lot. Smartwatches existed for a long time before the Apple Watch, and the Apple Watch wasn’t just a better interface. It was aesthetics as well. Now, you don’t know me personally, but you’ve read Marginal Revolution for quite some time, so you must know something about me. That blog is a reflection of what I actually do, believe it or not. If you had to make a bet, the metaverse gets truly excellent, what am I most likely to enjoy doing in the metaverse? If you pick right, you get a million dollars. What’s your pick? What’s your guess? I’m a weirdo. I’m not typical. It’s not going to be gaming per se.…

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