Can you talk to me about Meta Quest 3S VR goggles?
I have a VR goggle, but it was phone specific so it’s useless now. But I know how immersive they are.
I have a young (35) friend who is going through a terrible time. His 17 year old son died a few days ago, from gunshot. They aren’t sure if it was suicide or foul play.
They found him in bed, in his room.
My friend is just torn up, spinning and spinning in grief.
Among other things he said he almost wants to be back in a gang again. I thought maybe the gangs were like some sort of family for him, but he said it’s not.
He’s a very street wise kid. He’s seen a lot of bad things.
He has 3 other kids.
I feel so helpless.
My daughter happened to mention that her son got VR goggles that don’t use a phone.
I thought that if I send him a set he could get lost in that instead of lost in his own mind.
I’m really worried and feel so helpless.
Do you think VR Goggles might help? Might offer him some relief?
He’s Mexican and macho. He’s not going to do sissy things like join a support group.
I need some ideas on how to help….
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Do you know if he is into gaming at all?
I actually don’t know much about the specific of different VR headsets, but I expect different ones work with different platforms (e.g. Windows, X-Box, Playstation, which have different version numbers/sub-names) that have different games. If he already has a game platform he likes, then VR goggles for that platform could certainly be a great immersive outlet for some people, but I’d just be careful to get the model/brand they could use with what they already play.
Taking a look at the Meta Quest 3S VR goggles . . . I see these work with some Steam games, so the same games you’d play on a computer . . . but you seem to need to have a smart phone to use them for those games, via an app . . .
I notice it is wireless and uses battery power, which has a life of about 2.5 hours . . . that sounds like a pretty significant limitation for long-term immersion, to me.
I’d recommend getting him an Oculus Quest 2 instead of the Quest 3, Its still an excellent VR headset but it’s quite a bit cheaper and since you don’t know if he gets motion sick easily or if it’s something that he will really be interested in learning how to use/play, it won’t be a lot of money wasted.
I absolutely love VR (I have a quest 3, 2, & PSVR) but my husband has never been able to play any of my games because he gets such bad motion sickness that even the thought of playing vr makes him queasy. (Not an exaggeration)
It’s kinda funny that he gets nauseous so easily from VR but has no issues at all going 120mph on his motorcycle, weaving in and out of traffic.
RIGHT CHEEBS??
My husband was the same way. 200 mph racing motor cycles is his happy place….but he’s afraid of heights!
We found ourselves in a rotating lounge on the 35th floor of a hotel we were staying at in KC. I thought he was going to be sick! At one point a server was pointing out sights to other people and touching the window to point at it.
Rick muttered “Tell her to quit pounding on the glass! It’s gonna break.”
He said it would be different if he was the one driving the lounge around in circles.
At one point, just to give him crap, I went and leaned on the glass, grinning at him.
He said “VAL!!!
Lord I wanted to get him up in the Space Needle in Seattle!!
Well I sent the goggles to Jauvy. If nothing else he can focus on how the things work.
My dad’s mom died when he was 13. He said he went to a friend’s house and they played Slap Jack for hours.
Oh My God. He got them today. He messaged me asking if it was me because he didn’t know who it was from, and the last person he told that he wanted some was his son….
They got it and thought their son ordered before he died..
They were both crying. I felt so bad and astonished at the same time. I didn’t know what to say.
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