I watched this a while ago and it was pretty eye opening for me. https://youtube.com/watch?v=KW64FiB0ITg
It seems like many of the “users” in this virtual world are kids. This makes sense to me as they are just “playing with dad’s VR thing while he’s at work” or something like that, they ain’t switching accounts or anything. There are a few adults in there, but yeah… watch the video; it’s rough.
Agreed, this can be so zen.
Watching YouTube videos of people making things in machine shops. It switches my brain off and just lets me focus on the work happening on screen. It’s so rewarding to see the process and the finished product.
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My X950H does not give the option (although there is a hidden dev/“pro mode” that allows you to turn it into a dumb screen I think) but my newer A80J model does give the OOTB option to disable the smart features.
The Bravias with Google TV are at the absolute limit of what I will tolerate from a smart TV. Suggestions/tailored stuff on the Home Screen, but no invasive ads. Anything further and I’d turn them into dumb TVs and use an Apple TV or Google TV dongle instead.
Sony Bravia models now give you an option to make it a dumb TV as part of the out of the box experience. It’s the first question they ask you when you power it on.
It was, years ago. It’s part of YouTube’s rentals/purchase feature now.
I wonder what the button on my TV remote will launch now? An error message? Or YouTube?
Exactly. This app has been dead for years. You could technically still rent or “buy” stuff from it for smart TVs and such, but it would also show up in your YouTube library.
This is just them actually announcing the app going away and making it official.
It would be so fun if someone actually released a “cruise the streets” game like those AC mods. But modern, well supported, VR, with large servers.
AC is OK, but it’s getting more and more dated and it’s not super accessible.
Just finished building a TT02 for my kid and one for myself; so fun! We are waiting for our local track to reconfigure from buggy jumps to touring car flat track.
Sim racing.
It’s difficult to talk about it without people dismissing it as just a video game with a steering wheel.
I share this perspective. I’m often told that I’m smart, but I’m really just normal I guess.
The more people I meet, the more I realize there’s a bunch of knowledge out there I have zero clue about and I realize it’s not about being smart or dumb; we just all have different strengths.