So after so many years of R&D it's finally here, what we have all been waiting for, but is it all that it can be? What should our expectations be from something that most of us didn't grow up with, other than watching syfy movies or a series like Star Trek with the Holo Deck, most of us would only have dreamed of this being a reality and only our children will know what it's like to grow up with this type of technology. So what should our expectations be at this time? Should we have high hopes that VR will continue to evolve to something one day hopefully in the near future, we can all have affordable Holo Decks in our living rooms or are we going to have to settle for watered down version for years to come until that technology is perfected? We have already waited a long time for this to become a reality I can't imagine something that would be far more evolved than what we have now being around the corner, but then again you never know what developers have up their tech sleeves. Ok so here are my expectations for what it's worth. I for one would like the goggles to be less bulky and looking like a bug face and more along the lines of Geordi La Forge in Star Trek TNG, something far less bulky and more along the lines of integrated with the human face, to me they are more bulky then ski goggles, being a skier I have nothing against that but it gets uncomfortable, now for sound I would like to see something along the lines of bone conduction integrated into the same glasses or visor I guess it would be called. When you think about it VR goggles or glasses are not to meant to be like a Walk Man, I can't imagine anyone being able to to walk down the street wearing VR and be able to see where they are going unless, wait for it, if somehow developers are considering integrating Augmented Reality into VR and then you would have something mind boggling! Can you imagine now you are playing a VR game like ADR1FT and and at the same time it's projected on the sidewalk while you are walking down the street? I wonder if it would even be safe enough? I know it may sound absurd but then again back in the 70's who ever thought the Walk Man was possible? Back to my expectations, one thing I really would like to see is the ability for backward compatibility with any 3D game you have ever played. I don't know if that is even possible considering what's required for a game to run as VR, but that's what I would like to see. I just realized something if VR can be used for helping kids get past their fear of swimming and water like in my previous post, then perhaps a VR with AR could help kids get past their fear of Skiing or any other sport that they might be afraid of, I think that a VR /AR would be far more effective given that you are actually experiencing the act of the sport rather than just moving your hands around, but then again what I'm suggesting may be totally crazy and unsafe. So what are your expectations if you have any? I look forward to hearing them.
09-06-2016 12:59 AM