<story><title>Meta Quest Pro</title><url>https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>prng2021</author><text>I really can’t understand why there’s so much time and resources being put into re-inventing virtual meetings.&lt;p&gt;This is supposed to capture subtle facial expressions. I’m sure every generation will capture more subtleties and have increasingly realistic avatars.  So why not just see real faces then?&lt;p&gt;I always see mentions of virtual sticky notes on a whiteboard.  That sounds awful.  Do you need to squint to view them from your virtual seat at the table?  Do you need to walk your avatar to the board and avoid bumping into others who might be posting their own?  We don’t have those issues today with sites like Miro. If the metaverse will somehow avoid these annoyances then how would it be any different from the non-metaverse experience?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>saddist0</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s funny that HN is pro-remote work but anti-innovations for making the remote more efficient.&lt;p&gt;While I agree virtual meeting may not be the answer, BUT it is important step in figuring out the balance. I think it&amp;#x27;s good that Meta is burning $$$ and advancing in figuring out the optimal solution on our behalf (consider it as RnD cost).&lt;p&gt;Irrespective of it, in case the headsets can become as easy as wearing glasses, I doubt why anyone wouldn&amp;#x27;t use it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Meta Quest Pro</title><url>https://www.meta.com/quest/quest-pro/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>prng2021</author><text>I really can’t understand why there’s so much time and resources being put into re-inventing virtual meetings.&lt;p&gt;This is supposed to capture subtle facial expressions. I’m sure every generation will capture more subtleties and have increasingly realistic avatars.  So why not just see real faces then?&lt;p&gt;I always see mentions of virtual sticky notes on a whiteboard.  That sounds awful.  Do you need to squint to view them from your virtual seat at the table?  Do you need to walk your avatar to the board and avoid bumping into others who might be posting their own?  We don’t have those issues today with sites like Miro. If the metaverse will somehow avoid these annoyances then how would it be any different from the non-metaverse experience?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>magic_hamster</author><text>&amp;gt; I really can’t understand why there’s so much time and resources being put into re-inventing virtual meetings.&lt;p&gt;Because Meta needs to find new revenue streams.</text></comment>