Arhiva: mai 2024

I have to say I don’t know what to make of this (article here):

Tim Cook just officially announced that more than half of Fortune 100 companies have bought at least one Apple Vision Pro headset.

Also, this:

“We see Apple Vision Pro as a tremendous value-add that will improve our fleet availability and operations,

Training our employees with spatial computing will lead to fewer costly errors because the most current information they need to do their job is there in front of them as they perform the task. This means we not only get vastly more efficient in our work, but also provide a better work environment for our employees to succeed.”

– Bob Tulleken, KLM’s vice president of Operations Decision Support

I mean, I can understand using VR in training, but I don’t see the specific value Vision Pro is bringing to the table. Maybe the training apps require a lot of processing power? But wouldn’t that make a PC and PC VR the better tool?

I mean… I’m as happy as anybody can be that more people use the Vision Pro, I just can’t see how sustainable is the business adoption of the device (especially at this price level).

Or maybe some Fortune 100 companies know more than we do and they expect a cheaper Vision sooner than we thought?

We’ve already seen this trend in video gaming, where co-op games are becoming more popular. I mean, It Takes Two is one of the best games I’ve played in the last few years and one of the reasons for that is that I played it along with my wife.

I learned recently that Scrabble has a co-op version now (called “Together”) and I want to play it. We love Scrabble in our home and it sometimes gets a little bit too competitive.

Ray Adler, vice-president and global head of games at Mattel, said: “Scrabble has truly stood the test of time as one of the most popular board games in history, and we want to ensure the game continues to be inclusive for all players. For anyone who’s ever thought ‘word games aren’t for me’, or felt a little intimidated by the classic game, Scrabble Together mode is an ideal option.”

Adler said the game still allows players to celebrate the “wonder of words” but also “brings people together”.

Brett Smitheram, 2016 world Scrabble champion, said the new game “speaks to a trend in younger people who want to avoid competitive games and sense of losing, instead favouring teamwork and collaboration working towards a fun goal together”.

While I still like competitive games, I found myself more open and drawn to co-op games lately, games where I can take the time to chat with friends and enjoying a slower pace.

Source: The Guardian