VR AR researcher here.

It is scary once you see what the actual VR research landscape looks like.....

There is a clear disconnect between users of vr and vr researchers.

I don't know even where to begin. Too much incompetence. Too much disinterest. Too much bullshit just to get grant money. And nobody has any clear idea of what VRs application should be.

So far even for me there are very few applications where vr gives an actual advantage for anything.

Take it situational awareness, overview, ux, visual quality etc. Most of the vr apps I have seen have no reason to be in vr.