Is Virtual Reality the future of mainstream technology?

[paulgothrones]

Do you think the VR headset technology will take off and be the next big thing? Will it surpass the current gaming systems we have right now and what sort of impact do you think it will have on our lives? HTC reckons it will not only successfully transform video gaming, but also the ways in which we interact with the world and how we communicate with each other.
It does sound plausible that it will become a common household item in the next 5-10 years, similar to tablets and smartphones before it.

 

[Oreo]

Re: Is the HTC Vive the future of mainstream technology?

Do you think the VR headset technology will take off and be the next big thing? Will it surpass the current gaming systems we have right now and what sort of impact do you think it will have on our lives? HTC reckons it will not only successfully transform video gaming, but also the ways in which we interact with the world and how we communicate with each other.
It does sound plausible that it will become a common household item in the next 5-10 years, similar to tablets and smartphones before it.

VR / AR is the final platform.

It's not a case of 'if' it will be successful. Or even how successful. It's just a case of when. It's pretty much an inevitability. The potential to have a virtual world with no limits is just far too empowering to be unsuccessful. The use cases are pretty much endless, with every industry benefiting.

 

[slaychandim]

Re: Is the HTC Vive the future of mainstream technology?

once its cheap and realistic I think it will. but who knows it could be like 3d tvs you dont hear much about them anymore

 

[Rider]

Re: Is the HTC Vive the future of mainstream technology?

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[iFargle]

Re: Is the HTC Vive the future of mainstream technology?

Yeah we'll also need a wider field of view than the Rift DK2 provides. And higher res screens. And super beefy computers. But now that we've hit pretty much a plateau on how good games can look, I think it's the logical next step to focus on VR and player / world interactions

 

[Baez]

Re: Is the HTC Vive the future of mainstream technology?

Thread closed.

Just to keep things a little cleaner, talk about VR/holo is in this thread: Are holographic displays the future? - Techist - All Things Tech among several others.