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> I can't help but wonder "how will this be used to advertise to me?"

Or lie to you? VR storefront eh? Bet the product will look a lot better than it actually does in real life.

I mean, that's true today. I'm sure you've seen plenty of shops egregiously misrepresenting the sizes of products via forced perspective or outright editing in images. If they were to upload a 3D model it would only get more difficult to mislead about the physical characteristics of the product.

You think theyd Upload it unedited? :)

If the VR is good enough, why would you even bother to visit it in real life?

To see the actual product they're trying to sell?

This is what TFA quoted as an application for the tech, virtual storefronts presumably for physical products.

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