• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It depends what the goal is.

    You are correct that VR is not going to mimic reality.

    But it does a good job of aiming and shooting with zero safety issues.

    Reloading different weapons too.

    Some people go a bit crazy mimicking the weight and feel of their VR guns.

    Not seen recoil but a low velocity version is probably possible.

    I’m not sure a gun law simulator would sell well, but some people are strange.

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      6 months ago

      Shooting a gun in VR is nothing like shooting a gun in real life, and if you ‘train’ in VR and then actually try to shoot a gun IRL you will realize this basically immediately.

      I am trying to imagine someone with ‘VR Training’ going to a gun range and it looks like the vids of people waving loaded guns around on range and sweeping people with a loaded mag, shooting a gun and having it fly out of their hands or into their faces because they have no idea how stances and recoil work.

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        Shooting a gun in VR is nothing like shooting a gun in real life

        That may be exactly the point, to avoid shooting a gun in real life.

        people waving loaded guns around on range and sweeping people with a loaded mag

        Exactly. Do this in VR and there is no danger, just skill and fun.