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Played for 3 hours with my 60+ year old parents today. They absolutely loved Shadow Point and Beat Saber. For Shadow Point, I was wearing the headset, casting to my iPhone which was AirPlaying to Apple TV and they were following my every movement on the big screen.

Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back.

The absolutely best part of Quest is the guardian system. It lets you feel free and completely unrestricted. Unless you are literally running across the room, you can trust it to warn you when you get close.



Beat saber is an incredible game. I think the best of all vr games by a fair margin.

> Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back.

I mean exactly the lack of what you experienced. I have no problem stepping off cliffs in vr. I don’t brace my knees for a landing. I have never thought I was somewhere else than my living room.

I wonder if it’s a physical thing because, as I mentioned, I also get zero nausea outside of extreme disconnects from my head motion. Moving around with a control stick is fine for example.


You are a thorough outlier. I don't get motion sick either, but it is still a completely immersive experience.


Dumb question. How do you cast to the iPhone? And does it slow down the vr?


The Oculus iOS app connects to your headset and handles casting. Then you can just mirror the iPhone to Apple TV. Needs good wifi though or else it keeps disconnecting.




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