About a year ago I was the lucky winner of an Oculus. I had no idea what that was and had never heard the word before until I filled out a drawing slip at a booth at the home show touting heating and air conditioning units and/or maintenance. We didn't need either, but I thought what the heck?
David and I wandered around taking in all the new innovations. There were booths for bathroom remodels, new windows, new roofing, new landscaping, new air conditioning, and numerous other things, none of which we were willing to go into eternal debt for. I signed up for the giveaways at each booth while silently hoping they wouldn't call unless I'd won something. I know most of the drawings are just a sneaky way to get your information but I'm as big a sucker as anyone when it comes to the chance of acquiring something for free. I guess they were hoping someone would pass by, snap their fingers, and declare, 'I need that!' I've never had the impulse to buy something that could cost more than a monthly car payment to finance. Anyway, a few days later I was on my social media outlet and there was the company doing a live drawing and I won!
So, every few weeks...okay, months...I get the Oculus, which I have since found out is now called Meta Quest 2, and try to find an app or something that I, in my limited technological ability, can play. What usually happens is I put it on and find out it is deader than a doornail. That's a weird saying, isn't it? How can a doornail be dead? What the heck is a doornail anyway? But I digress.
As I was saying, it's usually dead from lack of use. How can that be if it's been sitting, turned off, and stored away in my office? I end up plugging it to charge and wait. And wait. And wait. That darn thing can take what seems like hours to charge and minutes to die usually when I'm in the middle of trying to figure out how to navigate any of the apps I finally manage to download.
By the time I start a game, I've developed a pounding headache. I have discovered that I cannot play any games that have much movement. The roller coasters will make me want to hurl within two minutes. I can ride real ones, but virtual ones are a no-no for me. I like to play the golf, bowling, or corn hole apps, basically, any game I can control. I'm still searching for games I can play sitting in my recliner that won't make me dizzy. So far, I haven't had much luck. What I want is a game where I can sit on my duff, play the game without taking half an hour to figure out how it works, and not get dizzy. (I heard that.)