Wednesday, February 27, 2019

New VR Developments (Part 3)


Some advancements in VR tech do raise some concerns, however. Eye tracking technology is being pursued and, though still in its infancy, could significantly change the potential of VR. The good: it can change the depth of field to simulate natural vision more accurately. Virtual characters could react more realistically to where you are looking, and you could potentially select things with your vision alone. The bad: advertising companies are very interested in what you look at and how long you look at it. This could largely influence how developers program their software, with excessive product placement becoming a great source of revenue for software companies. Not to mention, what happens when Facebook, Google, or even the government starts to take an interest in what you look at? It all sounds very 1984, the precursor to Orwellian "thought crime" monitoring.

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