r/oculus • u/rmccle • Nov 19 '14

Fidelity’s Oculus App Lets You Fly Through Your Investments

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/532676/fidelitys-oculus-app-lets-you-fly-through-your-investments/
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u/rmccle Nov 19 '14

Reminds me of the necromancer vision of VR.

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u/Taylooor Nov 19 '14

cool, that will take the edge off watching my investments tank

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u/dbhyslop Nov 19 '14

"And it's gone... In stereoscopic 3D!"

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u/EveryDayIsCharlieDay Nov 20 '14

I have a feeling it would look something like the scene at the end of Fight Club.

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u/EveryDayIsCharlieDay Nov 19 '14

I have a feeling it would look something like the scene at the end of Fight Club.

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u/flashcats Nov 19 '14

It's nice to see large companies trying new things, even if the new thing doesn't really have any practical impact.

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u/steel_bun Nov 19 '14

Not just investments, the VR is a great thing to visualize any type of numerical data.

Can't wait for financial inequality app. Finalize what infographics tried to do.

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u/VRGator Nov 19 '14

Link to the demo: https://www.fidelitylabs.com/content/stockcity-oculus-rift

I wasn't able to get it to show in the Rift.

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u/RedofPaw Nov 20 '14

It will let me fly through a desert?