A tech engineer has been heavily criticized on social media for wearing a virtual reality headset at his own wedding and insisting that the new bride take photos with the device.
“My wife told me, “We’re not taking pictures with it.” [casque de réalité virtuelle] Vision Pro”. But I told him it was just a joke,” newlywed Jacob Wright told Futurism in an interview last week.
The 24-year-old engineer therefore attracted criticism from several Internet users after he shared two photos from his wedding in which we see him dancing and posing with the augmented reality headset on his head, along with his new bride Cambree Wright in her white dress, on February 10th in Utah.
Except in one of the photos, which has been seen more than 359,000 times, the message appears confused as she watches her husband immerse himself in the virtual universe in front of their wedding photographer.
“It was the last thing I wanted to have photos of,” the young woman emphasized to the American media, confiding to the local San Francisco newspaper SFGATE: “When he sits in the Apple Vision Pro, I let him do his thing.”
Luckily, despite her fears, she wouldn't have had to fight with the engineer, who works for an artificial intelligence company, to get him to give up the helmet for the duration of the ceremony, as he was already planning on putting it aside out of respect “God and his wife,” he would have suggested.
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Still, the newlywed explained that wearing the headset could be beneficial during their wedding as it offers the opportunity to capture immersive photos and videos that would practically allow one to relive a moment.
“I have a video of me there with all the bridesmaids, all the groomsmen – everyone who came to the ceremony. I think it will be super cool to show our kids in 20 years,” said Jacob Wright.
But several internet users didn't seem convinced that the joke was worth it.
“What are the return policies for husbands?” one of them joked, while another suggested that if it was the bride, divorce papers wouldn't be far away, according to the New YorkPost.
Apple's new virtual reality headsets have caused a lot of controversy since their launch in early February, when several authorities had to speak out to warn users to be careful.
Some were filmed crossing the street with the helmet on their heads, which uses cameras to reflect the outside world, while one was reportedly seen driving a Tesla on Autopilot.