If at some point goggles replaces monitors, I can see this taking off... but i don't see that happening anytime soon. VR goggles are way too bulky and uncomfortable now.
I enjoy looking at friends and loved ones, looking out the window occasionally, taking notes, drinking coffee without a headset in the way, not having a sweaty face or being nauseated.
AR maybe, VR for hours ? No thanks
Today I'm coding by my window, with the sun shining outside - some birdsong audible from the trees in the yard. One of my kids just came home from school, and we chatted for a couple minutes. I had a few (too many) meetings today, but they were all video-calls and for some of the time I could carry on with a current task.
I think the receptiveness of the HN crowd overestimates the utility of this technology. It would probably be used to enslave underlings into being 'present' at the virtual office without pee-breaks for 10-hours every day.
PS: I see everyone else in this thread questioning the idea that we should sit in a virtual-reality world with goggles strapped to our faces all day is getting downvoted. I think people outside the tech-nerd bubble would probably disagree.
I’m coding by the windows with the blinds down, sometimes birds, or worse, church bells (actually, mostly the damn bells) annoy me. I guess it’s nice when my wife pops in, but I could still interrupt my VR session for that.
Not saying I’m in any way into VR, I don’t really see the point yet, but I wanted to give a different POV ;)
This still sounds so bad.
Also, some may enjoy to work from beach in Bali or Swiss mountains.
People take drugs to achieve this level of focus