Instead the whole thing seems to have gone in the direction of lofi social stuff - which only the relentlessly computer bound will ever desire. I don't get the argument at all that this is THE mainstream path to mass adoption. Who thinks that if they really succeed in siphoning off a significant portion of REAL world interaction into this simulated lofi hell that this is going to be a great way to live? I mean really.
There is only one VR experience that really blew me away. It was a free demo of Deckard's apartment in blade runner. You could go out on the balcony and see the city with a flying cop car going past on a loop. Vangelis playing in the background... It was breathtaking. I setup my area so I could sit on my couch, on this balcony, with a glass of whiskey in reach, watching that cop car fly past for ages.
Rights holders made the demo maker take it down.