2024.08.06 2024.08.06

Meta Quest3 beginner’s experience [ Glasses vs. Face Cover]

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Hello, my name is Yakiimo!

This article is about

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I’m not familiar with the opportunity, but I’m interested in VR and MR and want to touch it!

You don’t have to have any technical knowledge at all to understand what it’s all about!

In this post.

You can read about the disadvantages, advantages, and MR (Mixed Reality) surprises of MetaQuest 3 as perceived by novice glasses users.

Conclusion of the purchase

I am somewhat satisfied!

Troublesome to attach and detach.
Disappointed with the average time of 2.2 hours and the fast depletion of battery power.

However, the possibilities of MR made my life exciting for the first time in a long time.
I’m somewhat satisfied because I can play with it often!

What you need for initial set up + confusing language explanations

A Wi-Fi environment and a smartphone were required.

Because you have to download the Meta Quest app.

There you can register your account.

boundary line

It is not necessary, but it may not be clear to you if this is your first time, so let me explain.

What is a boundary line?

It’s like a function that makes your location the same as your position in the virtual of MetaQuest.

You can re-set it as many times as you want.

When you move in real life, you feel strange and are told to move back within the boundaries.

pass-through

Pass-through is a feature that allows the user to look out through the camera while wearing goggles.

You can even do weird things like look at your phone while wearing goggles!

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The picture quality is not very good, but thanks to this feature, you can enjoy Mixed Reality (MR)!

What can you do?

mr (mixed reality) games are surprisingly fun!

What is MR.

The digital contents are superimposed on the real scene in the display, and the digital contents move as if they were present in the scene.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

To be honest, I had no expectations.

But! It was fun!

When you put on the goggles, the camera shows a real room.

The walls were destroyed like projection mapping, and monsters came out.

A game called “First Encounters”.

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I felt the same excitement as when I saw a video for the first time in VR for the first time in a long time!

And I think the moment I played this MR game.

I want to taste this in a human woman! Please! Please make it!!!! Please make it!!!!

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I enjoyed the fun of having my actual room become a game space instead of a game screen.

MR is fun because you can cause anomalies in your room!

You can watch youtube

You can open a browser like a smart phone.

So you can watch youtube.

When set to full screen, the 2D screen is in front of you like in a movie theater, and the surroundings are black.

Other

MetaQuest 3 had file functions and a phone, and I had the image of an immersive smartphone.

Mirroring the MetaQuest 3 screen to your phone
Play PC VR contents with Quest Link (wired), Air Link (wireless), etc. (*1)
They can also be used as a monitor if an application is used (*2).
It has bluetooth and distribution.

I can’t keep track of it.

Disadvantages (troublesome)

Weight 515 grams.

I didn’t mind the weight that much.

That does not mean it is light, but it is the kind of weight that is to be expected.

I would say it feels like a hindrance to moving my head.

So there are some exercise games, but the hassle of attaching and detaching plus the weight will likely keep them from playing at first.

(Beat Saber doesn’t seem to move its head that much, so I think I’ll enjoy it.)

There is something I care more about than such weight.

It’s…

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Eyeglass pain!

I envy people with good eyesight, but wearing glasses with Meta Quest 3 is a huge pain!

This is because as the device is tightened so that it does not shake, the glasses also hit the face hard and the nose pads try to dip down.

Quite painful!

unfortunately

Meta Quest 3 does not have lenses or the ability to adjust the power, so we have to play while wearing glasses.

There are no official lenses sold and they are all questionable products.

So after playing, the base of my nose is usually red and slightly indented.

I recommend loosening the headset as a countermeasure to make it a little less painful.

My glasses are huge!

Eyeglass issue #2.

Wearing Meta Quest 3 with glasses on is stressful.

This is because the side of the glasses is too big to fit easily into the silicone face cover!

The size of the silicone contact area > the size of the glasses.

Therefore

The face is pressed against the face to break through the silicone contact area.
My glasses are almost certainly misaligned, so I need to fix them.
Adjust the headset belt.
When the nose pads start attacking me.
I can get started.

Afterward, the lens is wiped clean from the oil on the face.

So it seems that those who wear glasses will have to accept the added stress.

Contacts or small glasses?

Diagonal inserts are a good idea!

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Face cover…

It’s a personal disadvantage, but it tends to stain the face cover.

I have dry skin and I apply Vaseline every morning, but it is taken away by face cover.

So I wipe it down, but it seems to get dirty faster than others.

However, the official replacement silicone contact face part is also available, but it is gazillion times more expensive…!

38 USD (as of June 2024)!

Can’t go completely virtual…

I could not go completely virtual just because I wore this.

Because I have a short nose!

Perhaps if you have a high nose, you’ll be fine,

but bright (but not bright from reality) light comes through the recess in the headset that is opened for the nose.

That aspect of the game detracted from the immersive experience,

but I was able to forget about it

because I was so focused when I was playing.

Controllers are battery (AA)

The controller was not in battery form.

It was the type that runs on AA batteries, although they put one in beforehand.

The official rechargeable device comes with a rechargeable type of AA battery and it seems to run on it.

Unlike the headset, the batteries in the controller run down slowly, so I don’t think this is that much of a concern, but just a note.

Download from the beginning…!

I was downloading an app and I pressed that app’s screen and it started from the beginning!

It properly warns me “x cancel” but I have to redo the download!

You take care, too.

By the way, the location of the system

Quick settings (where time and power are displayed)
setting
system

It was a little difficult to locate the system, so here it is.

Battery is 2.2 hours

The battery was a bit disappointing.

As is the case with smartphones, the device itself gets hot when using apps.

In addition, the battery runs out quite quickly.

Maximum usable time appears to be 2.2 hours on average

It’s a physical experience, but that’s like a second year phone, the battery drains fast.

You will have to charge it quite often.

Advantages

There is a rule of thumb to determine if you are easily intoxicated in the store!

MetaQuest’s store specifications were slightly more accommodating.

This is because there are some guidelines to determine whether or not a person is easily intoxicated.

In each game information in the MetaQuest app store, there is a section called “motion of vision”.

there

□Slightly strong
◎few
unrated

They are classified.

This helps you to make a decision before I buy.

The “motion of vision” is a □Slightly strong” is the level that I cannot play for 30 minutes because I get 3D sickness and FPS sickness.

I appreciate knowing that before I buy.

The audio was good!

I’m no sound expert, but the audio was good.

So much so that I feel no need for earphones or headphones!

That’s how hard the original speakers are working.

If the content and games can be watched on the train at a low volume,

even if you live at home, you can enjoy them with only Meta Quest 3.

Using noise-canceling headphones made my head heavy, but I felt immersed.

Hope to lose the earphone jack and lower weight!

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USB Type-C for charging!

I appreciate that I can use my iPhone or other chargers as is.

Minor detail.

You can turn it off, but Meta Quest 3 will update any update information at the time you turn it off.

In the meantime, you may be left charging and wondering when the update will be finished.

Blue Ocean!

I felt that the MetaQuest store might be a blue ocean.

Business Opportunity!

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This is because the number of applications that we can recommend is still very small.

Beat Saber
Resident Evil 4
TETRIS

Because I feel that as of 2024, the environment is like an iPhone app from a few years ago.

Can you convey the feeling of not being on people’s radar?

The feeling of being in the stage of feeling like you are going out of business or exploding.

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If individuals can publish their games on the MetaQuest store, some will make money like Steam or the Apple Store.

Of course, that’s how much effort is put into development, but the unit price of 19USD per paid application is also hot.

I’m excited that if we can overcome the expensive, heavy, and cumbersome installation of the device, we may be able to go for it.

summary

What you can do.

MR (mixed reality) games!
You can use the browser and watch youtube.
Full of functions like a smart phone!

Disadvantages

It’s heavy.
The nose pads on my glasses press against my face and hurt!
If the glasses are larger than the face cover, it will be necessary to put the face in at an angle, like moving.
Controllers are AA batteries
Batteries tend to get hot and deplete.

Advantages

The store has an indication of whether or not each application is intoxicating!
For audio, games and movies can be fully enjoyed on the speakers without using earphones.
USB Type-C charging
The app market seems to be a blue ocean!
I would like to see more mr (mixed reality) apps.

This is my review of my first experience with meta quest3.

I would be happy to share and read other articles if you like!

See you there!