RE: Everything You Want
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At work, I have to research technologies like this and determine if it's worth the money to procure and implement within company policies. It's definitely an amazing piece of technology. However, in a world governed by human performance monitoring and exacting requirements, it's currently a waste of time at a power plant.
We tried to use the Oculus Quest at work a couple of years ago. It didn't last long. People would use the tech and try to start walking around. For emergency response, it was a nightmare because no one would put the volume down during use. During emergency announcement tests, the goggles served as a distraction. Response times could be jeopardized. The end result was that I killed its introduction. We're just not ready for it and there's currently no practical use.
Not gonna lie though, I've got an Oculus Quest at home that my wife gifted to me after grad school. It has some really cool features, but I can only use it at night, if at all, now that my kids are getting older. I never want them to use it until they're old enough to control themselves. This tech is designed to keep you seated and engaged. This means that you're not paying attention to something else in the real world. Kids need growth. For an adult coming home after a long day of work, it has some fun uses, but nothing productive currently.
They would forget they couldn't see? :D
I have seen it used on site with it hooked up to a DMS that allows for a maintenance worker to pull up schematics and service books etc, as well as having capabilities to order parts and stuff. It is a bit of a niche area though.
Exactly. We can see what is happening to many kids through a palm-sized screen as it is - what happens with high level immersion? But, it will be convenient for parents too - so many will willingly enslave their children.
The convenience is what is scariest for me. I remember when my wife was pregnant with our first child. We’re were at the hospital doing some paperwork and an infant was in his crib holding an iPhone and watching YouTube. The mom looked pretty exhausted and looked to be resting. Someone called the mom on that phone and the kid lost their shit cause they couldn’t watch the phone. That was scary.
Oh and about the power plant workers forgetting there were things around them? Yeah, lol that actually happened. Some would start getting wobbly because they’d forget their footing too. I had to use chairs for the rest of the testing.
Convenience is a regression to inaction. As adults, we are made to make our lives easier, however our childhood was filled with challenge. The children that are being raised today have had a fundamentally different upbringing - I call the "iPhone babies" the unnatural children. Kids are meant to move, play, make noise, interrupt - children are not convenient.
I wonder how many deaths in the future will be caused by "wearing VR headset and falling"
I would expect VR statistics on death and injuries to become more realized once immersive suits or vests become more available. However, there are stories out there.
iPhone babies are unnatural and scary to me at least. I can understand a child’s complaints if they want food or a chance to run outside. Crying because someone needs their phone-fix is just criminal.
At what point is it actually criminalized as child abuse?
It’s more of an opinion than anything. Brief periods of time shouldn’t be a problem, but substituting it for normal interactions or bonding could be problematic. I doubt there are laws in the books for excessive iPhone use. It seems to be immoral but not unlawful in any extent.
It is a group of things however. Looking at the obesity epidemic as an example, it is illegal to underfeed a child, but apparently, not overfeed, or feed the wrong kinds of foods.
In terms of education, children have to go to school, but if a parent isn't providing a suitable foundation, or environment to be able to learn well, it is going to be a constant struggle for no good reason.
I should expand a little bit as this is close to home. Let’s say you have a relative whose primary outlet is the phone you provide. The relative keeps to themselves and prefers to, for instance, stay at home to play on it or video games while the family goes out for some family time. This is a common occurrence in that the parents always prefer to leave the kid alone with their games. I think this is abusive and negligent. In this example, the child grew to be a young adult who never ventured out or sought friends at least party because of this.
I admit though that there are always exceptions to the rule and I can always be wrong.
But, it is convenient for the parent and safe for the child... until they have to venture into the world.
I have some "opinions" about these things, (right or wrong), where for example, we are giving kids an upbringing that doesn't prepare them for the realities of the world - all they will be able to do, is live in a virtual fantasy, justifying it as a quality life.
No. I think you have the right opinion. It's important to keep kids safe, but you also have to do that by preparing them for the outside world.