Is VR (Virtual Reality) the start of something massive.
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Yes for a lot of people. However, some will see it as just a gimmick.
I for one, would rarely use it. I don't like removing myself from reality so far, I'd rather use my PC and monitor or controller and TV.
Sure there will be that single player game or maybe a film that was design specifically for it, that's fine. But otherwise, not for me.
I for one, would rarely use it. I don't like removing myself from reality so far, I'd rather use my PC and monitor or controller and TV.
Sure there will be that single player game or maybe a film that was design specifically for it, that's fine. But otherwise, not for me.
whys that?
4-8k Resolutions for both eyes don't come cheap at 90fps+...
What we have now is just fine for games, i think.
Everything has to start somewhere.
I think people underestimate the Oculus VR, not for how realistic it is but for how much it will drive research and development from other companies if it's financially successful. If it fails we'll probably be having this conversation again in 2026 but if it takes off the tech will have improved by leaps and bounds. Money talks.
I think people underestimate the Oculus VR, not for how realistic it is but for how much it will drive research and development from other companies if it's financially successful. If it fails we'll probably be having this conversation again in 2026 but if it takes off the tech will have improved by leaps and bounds. Money talks.
i seriously doubt that is even possible or that the brain is capable of operating in that way.
the vast majority of science fiction stays exactly that, fiction.
but i might be wrong.
VR will be flop massively in few years like 3DTV
i work for college, recently the managements said they will work closely with microsoft to get the microsoft holoLens into our classrooms soon to improve the learning experience.
i was like wtf???? imagine a room of 30 student with VR headset on!
the reason 3DTV got flop cos of nobody wants to wear the 3D glasses. it'll be the same thing with VR
i work for college, recently the managements said they will work closely with microsoft to get the microsoft holoLens into our classrooms soon to improve the learning experience.
i was like wtf???? imagine a room of 30 student with VR headset on!
the reason 3DTV got flop cos of nobody wants to wear the 3D glasses. it'll be the same thing with VR
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I recommend the Otherland books by Tad Williams for those who are interested in VR.
I think VR has a long way to go until we see the likes of a Holodeck, but I think it is possible. As others have mentioned, everything is fiction until it is created. To Napoleon, a fleet of modern destroyers was fiction, fighter jets and civil aircraft were fiction, space flight was fiction and so was a lot of other technology we now take for granted. That is a mere 250 years of development. In another 250 years, where will we be? Hard to say, but I think it is likely we will have cracked several key areas of technology by then (unless we are wiped out by disease/global killing event).
But I believe there are several boundaries to our development - Ethics, energy/power sources/storage and raw materials. However I think these things will only delay progress not halt it completely. It may be that to fully realise some technological ambitions we need to expand our borders beyond this planet. However I fully believe as a species we are capable of achieving amazing things.
I think VR will be limited by design. Effectively it has the potential to be a mind altering activity and would therefore be legally controlled. A little bit like Inception where a person is never quite sure if things are real or not would be seen as a massive threat to public safety. When you add in the unknown element of how the mind and psyche would cope with such things it starts to become clear that the progress of VR whilst exciting is potentially also very dangerous and for that reason I can see it being heavily controlled/regulated should it ever develop into more than wearing a headset to play games. Reality is the cornerstone of our perception, and our moral and social conduct. If we blur those lines to a degree where the difference between actual realiy and virtual reality becomes hard to see we are potentially creating a very big problem. True - I think that level of VR is waaaaay off, but we are certainly sowing the seeds with the current development.
I think VR has a long way to go until we see the likes of a Holodeck, but I think it is possible. As others have mentioned, everything is fiction until it is created. To Napoleon, a fleet of modern destroyers was fiction, fighter jets and civil aircraft were fiction, space flight was fiction and so was a lot of other technology we now take for granted. That is a mere 250 years of development. In another 250 years, where will we be? Hard to say, but I think it is likely we will have cracked several key areas of technology by then (unless we are wiped out by disease/global killing event).
But I believe there are several boundaries to our development - Ethics, energy/power sources/storage and raw materials. However I think these things will only delay progress not halt it completely. It may be that to fully realise some technological ambitions we need to expand our borders beyond this planet. However I fully believe as a species we are capable of achieving amazing things.
I think VR will be limited by design. Effectively it has the potential to be a mind altering activity and would therefore be legally controlled. A little bit like Inception where a person is never quite sure if things are real or not would be seen as a massive threat to public safety. When you add in the unknown element of how the mind and psyche would cope with such things it starts to become clear that the progress of VR whilst exciting is potentially also very dangerous and for that reason I can see it being heavily controlled/regulated should it ever develop into more than wearing a headset to play games. Reality is the cornerstone of our perception, and our moral and social conduct. If we blur those lines to a degree where the difference between actual realiy and virtual reality becomes hard to see we are potentially creating a very big problem. True - I think that level of VR is waaaaay off, but we are certainly sowing the seeds with the current development.
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Indeed the fad seems to come and go this time is no different or so I believe.
Today maybe.
But go back 5 yrs and how much would 4k gaming have cost.
within the next 10 yrs VR will be stunning and we'll have a nation of obese users
There's more to it than that. There is a huge benefit of having higher resolution displays, even if they aren't ran at native resolution.
The smaller the pixels, the more variety there is in choosing different resolutions, and the issue of individual pixels being visible, thus causing the "screen door effect" goes.
Have you got a basis as for why you think it surely must be damaging?
Plus, lenses are used, so it's a bit more complicated than simple physical proximity.
Even if you could "learn kung fu" or the piano this way, the problem is that just because the brain knows how the body doesn't.
I know how to do a roundhouse kick, I even used to be able to but if I try it now I'm going to tear a muscle. Piano etc requires muscle memory as well as just knowing how to do it
