lite_beer_is_chill t1_j63rnlk wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:42 PM Reply to HoloLens AR actually makes soldiers less lethal, soldiers hate it | Report comes after Microsoft lays off various VR/AR employees by BlueLightStruct I’m a technophile, but anyone who has gone to the field as a combat arms marine or soldier knows this would be terrible to use. Hot, stuck to your face, and most importantly: more weight. Anything that adds to the fighting load better be absolutely perfect. Not mention the equipment overheating, getting wet, needing to have weeks or months of battery life, etc. it just doesn’t seem expeditionary. Permalink 1
lite_beer_is_chill t1_j63rnlk wrote
Reply to HoloLens AR actually makes soldiers less lethal, soldiers hate it | Report comes after Microsoft lays off various VR/AR employees by BlueLightStruct
I’m a technophile, but anyone who has gone to the field as a combat arms marine or soldier knows this would be terrible to use.
Hot, stuck to your face, and most importantly: more weight. Anything that adds to the fighting load better be absolutely perfect.
Not mention the equipment overheating, getting wet, needing to have weeks or months of battery life, etc. it just doesn’t seem expeditionary.