Why virtual reality is better than augmented reality for gaming

Let's get this out of the way: I have not tried out Microsoft's new augmented reality HoloLens device yet. That means it's extremely dangerous for me to write this article. There's a chance I come to regret all the words I'm about to write—that in twenty or thirty years some poor child with HoloLens eyes looks up at me from the ashes of the apocalypse and says, "Old man, what's the dumbest article you ever wrote?" And I'll say, "The time I wrote that HoloLens (and augmented reality in general) is not great for gaming."Regardless, I feel very comfortable saying that augmented reality is not great for gaming. And I don't even think this would even be a conversation, except Microsoft had to go and show off its new AR-powered HoloLens running an adapted version of Minecraft, dragging this pesky subject into the spotlightTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here