{"id":609754,"date":"2023-02-19T07:49:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T13:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/i-spent-a-week-working-in-vr-using-my-meta-quest-pro-so-you-dont-have-to\/"},"modified":"2023-02-19T07:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T13:49:14","slug":"i-spent-a-week-working-in-vr-using-my-meta-quest-pro-so-you-dont-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/19\/i-spent-a-week-working-in-vr-using-my-meta-quest-pro-so-you-dont-have-to\/","title":{"rendered":"I spent a week working in VR using my Meta Quest Pro so you don\u2019t have to"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"Y9MSBEor2vgCYLpBXYqMCH\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/vr\" aria-label=\"Return to VR\">VR<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Hamish hector sits at a desk looking utterly bored\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\"><source type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Hamish hector sits at a desk looking utterly bored\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR-320-80.png\" alt=\"Hamish hector sits at a desk looking utterly bored\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ZACJ2WwaUpJzTZYRWE6qTR.png\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span>Look at me being bored in a meeting&#8230; in VR!<\/span><br \/>\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>For the past week, I\u2019ve been using my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/meta-quest-pro\">Meta Quest Pro<\/a> to work inside the metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Each morning I\u2019ve slipped my VR headset on, booted up Horizon Workrooms, and swapped my home office for a swanky cabin overlooking a lake. My home computer\u2019s screen was projected in front of me on massive floating displays, and I had a meeting with my boss while watching virtual waves lap against the shores of a beach \u2013 an experience that was significantly nicer than staring at the screen of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/google-hangouts-meet\">Google Meets<\/a> call.<\/p>\n<p>And when my lunch break rolled around, I could get up from my desk and easily boot up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/everyone-with-an-oculus-quest-2-needs-to-play-walkabout-mini-golf\">Walkabout Mini Golf<\/a> to play a quick 18 holes like a true business person.<\/p>\n<p>Before undertaking this experiment I wasn\u2019t sure if I would love or hate the experience of working in VR, but not even half a day in I had my answer: it\u2019s absolutely awful.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"vr-x2013-where-reality-x2019-s-the-limit\">VR \u2013 where reality\u2019s the limit<\/h2>\n<p>Getting Horizon Workrooms set up is fairly easy: you just have to download the VR app on your Quest headset \u2013 either a Meta Quest Pro like I opted for, or an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/oculus-quest-2-review\">Oculus Quest 2<\/a> \u2013 and install a companion program on your PC. Sign in to the companion software, and the VR app will have the ability to connect to your computer, allowing you to see your desktop in VR, with your screens shown on massive displays that float in front of you.<\/p>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-320-80.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1200-80.png.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\"><source type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/vXJ8ycKoEac8c9HPN8TT8j.png\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span>My virtual office computer&#8217;s screens; they look bigger in VR <\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s where I encountered my first problem with working in VR \u2013 the experience is annoyingly limited by my real-world hardware. I don\u2019t mean by my PC\u2019s CPU and RAM \u2013 that would make sense \u2013 I mean that the number of virtual displays is capped at the number of real-world monitors I have plugged into my PC.<\/p>\n<p>So even though Horizon Workrooms can support up to three virtual monitors I\u2019m capped at just two, because that\u2019s all I have in the real world; considering that VR experiences can take me anywhere on Earth, or transport me to fictional lands, I don\u2019t see why it can\u2019t conjure up a third screen.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this particularly annoying is that if, like me, you have two screens, Horizon Workrooms arranges the virtual screens as if you have three, rather than reconfiguring your two displays into a more convenient layout \u2013 leaving an empty space as a constant reminder of its limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Further, while the large displays give you plenty of screen real estate for all the windows you have open, it can be difficult to make out what\u2019s on them. Because of the screen door effect \u2013 which can make VR screens appear to have large black lines crisscrossing them \u2013 I found it difficult to tell if I\u2019d punctuated sentences or spelled words properly; the black marks on the Google Doc I was writing were obscured by the void between pixels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-320-80.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1200-80.png.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\"><source type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/yb8afEVAqrHCxQugjytiJj.png\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span>My keyboard with passthrough, you can&#8217;t really see it&#8230; <\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond ensuring that you have enough monitors, I\u2019d also recommend picking up a VR-compatible keyboard to get the most out of Horizon Workrooms. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Devices like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/logitech-mx-keys-mini\">MX Keys keyboard<\/a> from Logitech can appear in VR with a virtual representation mapped perfectly over the top of the real device. This makes it really easy to type in VR, even if you aren\u2019t a touch typer, and need to look at the keyboard while you tap away.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re using a Quest Pro you can get away with a regular mouse and keyboard setup by peeking through the intentional gap beneath the headset\u2019s lenses, but for fully enclosed headsets the VR keyboard is a must. Passthrough (which lets you see the real world while wearing your headset) isn\u2019t the best, and making out what key you\u2019re touching can be a bit of a challenge.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"it-beats-google-meets-xa0\">It beats Google Meets\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>One thing I did appreciate about Workrooms was its ability to whisk me away to new locations, letting me work from the beach, or from the aforementioned lakeside cabin. I only wish there were more options. In meetings, you have quite a large variety of spaces, but for your virtual home office, you have just four \u2013 the lake cabin, full passthrough (which just shows you a blurry image of your real-world office), and light and dark versions of the same empty void. The latter two are oddly amusing \u2013 you\u2019re sitting there with a desk, a lamp, and some house plants looking out at a near-empty virtual expanse \u2013 but the novelty wears off after about five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the VR meetings, they\u2019re one of the best parts of the service. Because the TechRadar team is spread across multiple continents and cities I spend a fair amount of time in Google Meet calls \u2013 video chats which are fairly impersonal. In contrast, Horizon Workrooms meetings allow you and other people to appear with emotive avatars that mimic your facial expressions and hand movements. Thanks to these elements and the realistic spatial audio, Workrooms makes it seem like the other person is actually there with you, rather than on the other side of the screen. Even meetings where the other person is on a video screen \u2013 like the one-to-one I had with my boss \u2013 felt more dynamic and engaging than a simple video chat.<\/p>\n<figure data-bordeaux-image-check>\n<div>\n<p><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-320-80.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-480-80.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-650-80.png.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-970-80.png.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1024-80.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1200-80.png.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\"><source type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\" alt=\"Horizon Workrooms\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/vanilla.futurecdn.net\/techradar\/media\/img\/missing-image.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-320-80.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-480-80.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-650-80.png 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-970-80.png 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1024-80.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR-1200-80.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/UoZX58rf9RUB77AoUQU8LR.png\" ><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\"><span>A VR meeting from my boss&#8217; perspective <\/span><span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Future)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But whether I was in my virtual home-office or a meeting room, I couldn\u2019t escape Horizon Workroom\u2019s instability. Multiple times a day, for seemingly no reason, it would restart or crash, forcing me to sit and wait before I could get back to work. I was never left waiting for long, but these short breaks add up over the course of a session, once again making me feel less productive than if I was just working at my desk normally.<\/p>\n<p>And not only would I feel more productive if I was at my real-world desk, I\u2019d also be more comfortable. While the Meta Quest Pro is comfier than many other headsets out there, its 722g weight becomes very noticeable after you\u2019re worn the thing for hours. Come the end of the working day, rather than jumping into a more relaxed VR experience, I was desperate to\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-nightmare-i-might-return-to-xa0\">A nightmare I might return to\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Horizon Workrooms isn\u2019t the best app on the Quest platform, but it\u2019s also far from the worst \u2013 and its faults might be tolerable to some. After all, the software is clearly labeled as a beta program that\u2019s still being developed, so bugs and glitches are expected.<\/p>\n<p>However, Meta is making and selling a $1,500 \/ \u00a31,500 \/ AU$2,450 headset that\u2019s designed to prove to businesses that they can work, and be productive, in VR, and based on my experience that\u2019s not really possible with the Workrooms app Meta has designed for that purpose \u2013 sure, you can get work done, but in many ways you\u2019d be a lot better off just using your computer without a headset.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its flaws, I could actually see myself working in VR in the future, although I\u2019d probably want something along the lines of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/apple-vr-headset\">Apple VR headset<\/a> is expected to be. That uber-premium device is rumored to pack an M2 chip \u2013 the same one found in the very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/computing\/apple\/mac-buyer-s-guide-2015-1295725\">best Macbooks and Macs<\/a> \u2013 enabling it to perform like a laptop; a laptop that you wear). And if and when it arrives, it\u2019ll likely be designed as a standalone productivity device from the ground up, and not a cumbersome add-on constrained by an accompanying PC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If the workplace of the future really is going to be virtual, we\u2019re going to need new hardware and better software \u2013 because right now, working in VR isn\u2019t working.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Hamish is a Staff Writer for TechRadar and you\u2019ll see his name appearing on articles across nearly every topic on the site from smart home deals to speaker reviews to graphics card news and everything in between. 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