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Zenbane
Zenbane
Honored Contributor
March 15, 2020
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The "I'm effin Quarantined" Megathread

Governments across the Globe are in Quarantine, so I figured that this community could use a thread to discuss our first-hand experience of its impact. As a side note, I never would have guessed that a global pandemic would be the primary driver to getting VR more mainstream!
:p

For me, I had taken a long break from VR. I have maybe engaged in VR for 1 hour ever 2-3 weeks. It's been that way for nearly 6 months now. Mostly because I feel that I've experienced so much since I first acquired my Rift in 2016; I got to the point that everything (even new AAA titles) started to feel like 'more of the same.' This is something that has impacted me before. For example, I began gaming with the Atari 2600 as a kid, moved on to NES, SNES, Sega, and eventually PC Gaming. But I took a very long break from gaming (over 5 years) because I hit a point where everything on every gaming platform felt like a regurgitation of something I've done before.

However, now that I'm stuck home for at least 2 weeks during quarantine... it's time to jump back on to the fray!

So...
  1. What games/experiences will you be engaging in with VR?
  2. What non-VR activities will be occupying your time?
  3. Are you one of the people who can work from home during quarantine? Or is this pandemic negatively impacting your job?
  4. Are you hoarding food and toilet paper?

I'll answer first:
  1. I will be (finally) completing SkyrimVR. Before I took my VR "break," I had already completed both DLC's in SkyrimVR, and I'm already near the end of the main quest. After that, I will be loading up Stormland.
  2. I'm playing through Divinity Original Sin for the first time, in preparation for the upcoming release of Baldur's Gate 3. Beyond software, I will be doing lots of exercise.. Gotta keep up the conditioning!
  3. Since I'm a software engineer who has been working from home primarily for at least the past 10 years, this quarantine will be... more of the same.
  4. I'm a non-hoarder, but wondering if I will regret it.

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Anonymous
April 2, 2020


Just tidied up my self haircut and now looking reasonably ok if I say so myself, also practicing my barbershop small-talk.

going anywhere nice this year sir?
you taking the f*cking mick?



Just got my clippers out yesterday and got rid of 6 weeks worth of growth  :D

Now that might not sound too bad for normal folk but for me it's A LOT. My hair grows like CRAZY (which is ironic given my baldy bonce lol). So much so that I dare not shave regularly. If I end up shaving every day (something that I haven't done for DECADES) for only a few days I end up needing another shave a couple of hours after I've just had one. This isn't an exaggeration. It goes a bit fucking mental lol  :D

So after 6-8 weeks of my hair on my head and chin of not seeing any sign of my clippers I have about 1cm worth of hair on my head and chin. If I shaved every day it would go REALLY mental. I had a boss that challenged me on my lack of shaving once. Told him I shaved that morning and my stubble goes crazy if I shave every day. He didn't believe me so I went a week without shaving. He didn't bother me with it again  :D
Anonymous
April 2, 2020
Three Coronavirus t-shirts from Qwertee here:

https://www.qwertee.com/

 :D 
Morgrum
Inspiring
April 3, 2020
Thats Scrouge Mcduck Tee is pure good.
WAAAGH!
Zenbane
ZenbaneAuthor
Honored Contributor
April 4, 2020
In VR News,

I would imagine that home-based VR is thriving right now, with so many regions engaged in shelter-at-home aka, quarantine. But it looks like VR Arcades are not fairing so well during this pandemic, including The VOID.

Two Bit Circus in Los Angeles closed its location for the month, and a VR tournament cancelled the portion of its event to be held at VR arcades, as the response to the coronavirus shifts on a daily basis.

VR arcades and attractions are fairly new businesses facing some difficult realities even before the spread of COVID-19. Each headset can only transport one person at a time to a virtual world and physical locations are typically forced into high-rent areas to get the foot traffic arcades need to maintain a constant flow of new guests. Some arcades featuring off-the-shelf headsets also compete against new home experiences. The $400 Oculus Quest, for example, provides fully wireless VR and some incredibly popular games competing with roughly $25 for an hour with a tethered experience at an arcade. These tough realities led a number of VR arcades to close over the last few years, like the IMAX VR arcade effort.

On Tuesday, March 17, The VOID contacted UploadVR once again to update their stance. As of the evening of March 16, The VOID has made the decision to temporarily close all The VOID locations in North America, effective immediately as a precautionary measure.

https://uploadvr.com/coronavirus-vr-arcade-closure/


A direct quote from a VR Arcade business owner:

“The impacts from the coronavirus are still unknown, but as arcade owners, we have traded private messages back and forth over the past few weeks. It’s been a nerve-wracking couple of weeks for us all,” reads a note from Ryan Burningham, CEO of the league and an arcade operator. “VR arcades, in general, are not huge businesses. Most are operated to support themselves and their owners’ and staff’s families. From one business owner to another, we are seeing corporate cancellations, some arcades (especially in Europe and all over Asia) having to close due to mandatory restrictions being put into effect. The VR arcade industry is quite young, but never have we faced a moment quite like this.”


If this pandemic lasts through summer, there are a lot of businesses that will need to rethink their business model.
Anonymous
April 4, 2020
Anyone owning a VR Arcade should have sold up last year at the very latest tbh. They were always short term investments.
Anonymous
April 6, 2020
Things not looking good for Boris, our Prime Minister ?

They've moved him into Intensive Care this afternoon. If he ends up on a ventilator his chances are pretty much 50/50.

Hope he makes it, he's only one of two MPs that I've personally liked. The other being the late great John Smith.
RamCelles
Participant
April 6, 2020
I am stuck onboard a cruise ship. Im a crew member. Right now we are in isolation for a few more days.

Lucky I got my oculus quest with me and play beat saber for exercise ::smiley:
Latest vr porn at vrpornjack ,
Anonymous
April 6, 2020

RamCelles said:

I am stuck onboard a cruise ship. Im a crew member. Right now we are in isolation for a few more days.

Lucky I got my oculus quest with me and play beat saber for exercise ::smiley:



Any known cases onboard? Probably a bit late now but if you do have some then get the captain to turn off the air conditioning if he/she hasn't done already!

Stay safe! ?
Zenbane
ZenbaneAuthor
Honored Contributor
April 6, 2020
Wow, we have someone here on a cruise ship?? Oh my! Best wishes!

If I were on a cruise ship, I'd ask for a life raft and just go at it solo! lol
Anonymous
April 7, 2020
I've always fancied going on a cruise. Once this nightmare is over we'll probably see plenty of cut price cruises going I think.

I haven't had a proper holiday since I was 15 years old tbh. I've either been too skint or too busy working and unable to take more than a few days off at a time.
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