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I stuck to Oculus Cinema, a program that allows you to watch your own video files in a sort of empty movie theater. Looking around in that manner, and being in constant movement, could have made my seat mates uncomfortable or have made it harder for them to relax. I was very aware of how small my personal space was on the plane, and I didn't want to make anyone else uncomfortable. It seemed almost weird to be sitting in tight space, whipping my head around to look at things only I could see. It also felt way too strange to play any game that forces you to look around in an active way. So yes, you're going to get looks, and you kind of have to be comfortable with that. I turned on the camera once or twice just to look around, and a few people were openly gawking at me.
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Once it becomes clear that you can see someone through the hardware, even though they can't see your eyes, people don't seem to know how to react. I had a conversation with my wife while she was taking this picture, and it caused a few people around me to pull a double-take. You can turn on a pass-through camera on the Gear VR by holding down the button on the side of the headset if you'd like to see out, and this leads to strange interactions. In short: It's very strange, and it felt almost rude. We're going to have to get used to seeing people using virtual reality devices in public as the technology edges closer to the mainstream, but being one of the first people to use the technology around others can be a little bit uncomfortable.ĭuring a recent flight to Iceland to cover CCP's Fanfest event I put on my Gear VR to watch a few movies, and to see how comfortable I felt wearing the device in that environment.