>If there is a small icon on my laptop screen, no amount of me moving closer will magically add resolution. But if there is a small icon in VR, leaning in will resolve more detail.
It works for laptops too. You either are starting too close or your monitor is not high enough resolution.
>can pinch-zoom on a photo, there’s nothing you can do that lets you peer closer at an interface element and get more data than is already there
That's what the pinch zoom gesture does already.
>Like, imagine looking at the tiny wi-fi icon in the top bar on your home screen. Simply lean your head towards it a little (unconsciously) and you are able to read the name of the current wi-fi network;
The author overestimated the willingness of people to want to read small text along with not being able to sit still.
It works for laptops too. You either are starting too close or your monitor is not high enough resolution.
>can pinch-zoom on a photo, there’s nothing you can do that lets you peer closer at an interface element and get more data than is already there
That's what the pinch zoom gesture does already.
>Like, imagine looking at the tiny wi-fi icon in the top bar on your home screen. Simply lean your head towards it a little (unconsciously) and you are able to read the name of the current wi-fi network;
The author overestimated the willingness of people to want to read small text along with not being able to sit still.