This was one of the most awkward demos ever. Hopefully this will be a fad and I won't have to put up a show like this to my wife and kids.
If the argument is that 'VR doesn't demo well because I think people look awkward while using VR', I don't think it's a very solid argument myself. In terms of the substance of the game or the experience, it would be no more watchable IMO if someone was just standing still in front of a TV with a gamepad.
Whatever about how acceptable it would be to spouses etc., it's a point apart from the ability to simply view these kinds of demos vs other kinds of stage demo.
Watching something like that during a E3 conference would be stupid and boring as hell.
Why, compared to any other non-VR demo? Would this be suddenly acceptable fodder for a conference if he was playing with a gamepad?
Put aside the quality of the demo/game, I'm asking purely about watching a game/experience being played with VR vs someone play the same thing with a gamepad on a stage. If the demo is exciting it'll work either way, IMO. If you think the person playing looks silly, just watch the big screen rather than the person