Wow, I can definitely weigh in on this subject. Last April I attended an industry meeting called VRLA with demonstration and representatives from dozens of companies big and small. I was investigating opening a (non-violent, good karma) VR Experience center for entertainment, business and artistic uses. After a lot of research and site visits it just didn’t make sense economically at this time. Even Disney is having a hard time getting the ball rolling. Furthermore, I’ve been disappointed that in the intervening year there is no new awesome meditaion-type vr experience that take advantage of the advanced displays that are available.
So, I have a VivePro with a PC. It is fantastic. HD vr video is absolutely convincing–or at least as convincing as a LD! You definitely have to remember where you “really” are (or not). It’s easy to get swept away. Many games are great distractions and lots of fun too.
So, if you have a decent PC the regular Vive is perfectly adequate and is what you find at most arcades where you can try it out in malls all over the world. If you want the awesome experience then VIVE Pro with a more serious PC is required. There are higher definition headsets available but not a lot of experiences at this time take advantage of it (except porn, of course).
As to the “games” that are meditative, they are simply not for me–too mellow and too many elegant English accents. You can go to valve.com (the purveyor of almost all VR games) and try samples on your laptop.
That said, there are lots of experiences that are fantastical and captivating and dreamlike and occasionally funny.
I’d be totally happy to answer any specific questions.
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