Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Envisioning the Future (part 3)


VR and AR are some of the most recent and fastest growing technologies today. Countless companies are jumping into the marketplace with their own devices, and these devices are increasingly more efficient, powerful, comfortable, and portable. If you thought VR was going to be a passing fad, look again, because it is very likely here to stay. Someday soon, we may simply need to put on a pair of glasses to enjoy this technology, which can overlay images with the real world out plunge us into an entirely alternate world. The entertainment industry obviously stands to benefit the most from this technology at the moment, but it is also being used and developed by the military and in medical science. Even real estate companies and travel agencies are making use of immersive virtual tours, where you can walk around and "visit" other locations from your couch at home. Yet with all these technologies, I've only talked about what we can infer from current developments. What leaps and changes might we be missing from this future forecast? It's time to shift our paradigm a little, and theorize about larger shifts...

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