Virtual Desktop 1.0

[BabbaHimself2014]

A virtual reality for all programs in Windows, with this you can even plan non-Steam games and watch Netflix in a virtual theatre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE6qXd6Itw0

[dalekphalm]

Just now, BabbaHimself2014 said:

A virtual reality for all programs in Windows, with this you can even plan non-Steam games and watch Netflix in a virtual theatre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE6qXd6Itw0

This... this seems like the most unintuitive, most unusable desktop experience I can possibly imagine...

 

Why would anyone want to do this, aside from the 5 minutes of novelty experience and feeling? Once that wears off, you'll realize (Oh shit, now I have to get work done... back to normal desktop).

[escape093]

8 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

This... this seems like the most unintuitive, most unusable desktop experience I can possibly imagine...

 

Why would anyone want to do this, aside from the 5 minutes of novelty experience and feeling? Once that wears off, you'll realize (Oh shit, now I have to get work done... back to normal desktop).

I can see future implementations of this actually using a full, spherical shape for the desktop. So I could have Chrome open in front of me, while After Effects is open behind me, and Photoshop is off to the right.

[dalekphalm]

Just now, yorkiesandskittles said:

I can see future implementations of this actually using a full, spherical shape for the desktop. So I could have Chrome open in front of me, while After Effects is open behind me, and Photoshop is off to the right.

Some variation of this, could, some day, work. But lets take the example you're using. Let's say you want to use After Effects. You really going to spin your head around and look behind you while you use it? No.

 

The kind of VR experience like that will require on the fly remapping of the desktop (Eg: You look at AE, and it spins into the forefront so you no longer have to turn your head).

 

Never the less, the kind of thing you're thinking of, and actually be usable and superior to a multi-monitor setup (Space constraints not withstanding) is still quite some time away.

[BabbaHimself2014]

22 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

variation of this, could, some day, work. But lets take the example you're using. Let's say you want to use After Effects. You really going to spin your head around and look behind you while you use it? No.

 

The kind of VR experience like that will require on the fly remapping of the desktop (Eg: You look at AE, and it spins into the forefront so you no longer have to turn your head).

 

Never the less, the kind of thing you're thinking of, and actually be usable and superior to a multi-monitor setup (Space constraints not withstanding) is still quite some time away.

Why do you have to look behind you? I think you could use a gesture to turn it like a wheel to look at what you want. or use side by side windows just like in a normal desktop view. you could expand and shrink it to whatever size you want.

[dalekphalm]

1 hour ago, yorkiesandskittles said:

I can see future implementations of this actually using a full, spherical shape for the desktop. So I could have Chrome open in front of me, while After Effects is open behind me, and Photoshop is off to the right.

 

1 hour ago, BabbaHimself2014 said:

Why do you have to look behind you? I think you could use a gesture to turn it like a wheel to look at what you want. or use side by side windows just like in a normal desktop view. you could expand and shrink it to whatever size you want.

Don't tell me why he used that as an example. I'm just working with the scenario given. And I've already mentioned it would work better if you're able to quickly and efficiently move which "Program" is in view, rather than having to turn your head to look at it.

[BabbaHimself2014]

Yeah that would be more efficient, the concept is pretty cool though.

[Delicieuxz]

Looks great, and pretty useful, to me. Desktop work is like only a small part of what this is good for, and what features in the video.

[AlexGoesHigh]

2 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

This... this seems like the most unintuitive, most unusable desktop experience I can possibly imagine...

 

Why would anyone want to do this, aside from the 5 minutes of novelty experience and feeling? Once that wears off, you'll realize (Oh shit, now I have to get work done... back to normal desktop).

There's a way to fool Windows into think it has more displays connected that what it actually has, so it might be feasible into having a virtual triple (or even 5 vertical) displays without having the 3 monitors, and it has massive advantage of being fully seamless because the screens has no borders

[The Benjamins]

2 hours ago, AlexGoesHigh said:

There's a way to fool Windows into think it has more displays connected that what it actually has, so it might be feasible into having a virtual triple (or even 5 vertical) displays without having the 3 monitors, and it has massive advantage of being fully seamless because the screens has no borders

this and this helps with legacy game support, or using normal apps. If I get the Rift I want to be able to use any game and normal desktop apps. so I am not limited to VR games only. it will then make it easier to pay $500 when you can use it all the time with anything.

[Puddleuk]

This looks soooo cool. One of the reasons I haven't ordered a VR headset yet was because it seems to be limited to supported games only. I wanted to watch 3D videos and see 360 videos/photos. If this app can do all that natively then I'm all in when VR is more affordable in UK and are stocked by other merchants. The VAT/Shipping on both the Rift/Vive are ridiculous right now.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I don't think a VR experience is right for desktop use. It's not very efficient. And I don't think it ever will be until we use brain interfaces but even then I think a mouse and keyboard would be faster. 

[Drahk]

It could make using your desktop a little more interesting....sure it wouldn't improve productivity but you could be using your desktop as an entire space battle happens around you or the universe forming or something equally awesome to be in the middle of as your working on your boring ass spreadsheet.