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> 1) Writing on virtual whiteboard in VR just doesn't feel right, there's no tactile feedback.

To be fair, people said that in 2007 about virtual keyboards.

Are you talking about the iPhone?? That's not a virtual keyboard. Your finger knows when it's touching the screen. Also, tapping on designate target and freeform drawing are two very different things

There's no possible such affordance in virtual space. You're literally writing in air.

I think what she/he meant is that “doesn’t feel” right is a moving target

Guessing he was referring to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projection_keyboard

>Are you talking about the iPhone?? That's not a virtual keyboard. Your finger knows when it's touching the screen

But it doesn't feel that it's hitting a button (because the button it's virtual), and people then had made this point repeatedly (e.g. in favor of Blackberry).

I would've made that argument then, and it's the reason I have a Blackberry today. It's just straight up not as good, in my opinion. But yes, people in general seem to be fine with it. I just wanted to push back against the idea that "Well, everyone said it would be bad and then it was fine.". The people who thought it was awful in many cases probably still do, they're just quieter about it 'cause it's a lost cause.

There are haptic capabilities to give some feedback... and the software can place the whiteboard where there is a physical wall for you to press against if you wanted it to, it doesn't have to be "writing in air".

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