The Future of Virtual Reality

The future of virtual reality (VR) will involve more than headsets and game controllers; it will be more sensory-oriented and immersive. 

VR will also enable social interaction and collaboration across distances and industries. 

Written by Adeshina Emmanuel

What is Virtual Reality?

• VR is a computer-generated scenario that simulates experience through senses and perception. 

• VR is an emerging technology that is evolving rapidly and has the potential to disrupt many fields of technology, work, education, and entertainment.

• If you're a gamer, that means you've experienced Virtual Reality.

Is VR also The Metaverse?

Well, there is a lot of confusion between Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality(AG), and The Metaverse.

While VR and AR are restricted to interaction with users in a computer-generated world, the latter has a broader definition.

The Metaverse is a collection of virtual locations in which users can build and explore with other users who are not physically present.

The use of a computer to create a simulated environment is known as VR/AR, the space can be experienced within the location.

One can indeed have a 360-degree vision and interact with a virtual world.

Users can see or hear what is going on around them such as sounds, and collisions.

So if you want to learn a new language, teleport anywhere, or visit the international space station, VR is the one for you.

The difference between Virtual Reality and The Metaverse is that the former is a commonly used technology while the latter is still a concept.

The Metaverse according to Mark Zuckerberg is "an embodied internet where you are in it rather than just observing it.

According to Microsoft's announcement, a possible digital world would include people, places, and objects all in one place.

However, because of the clear definition, these claims may be ambiguous for the time being.

Fortunately, Virtual Reality is presently used in a variety of businesses, including education, the automotive sector, health care, tourism, real estate, architecture, gambling, and entertainment are just a few examples.

VR technology is accelerating the world of every industry.

Metaverse technology would allow people to experience things not just by seeing them, but also by touching and smelling them. 

Are you aware of the game "axle infinity", this is a play-to-earn game where players get paid for winning. The coins earned from winning can be exchanged for fiat currencies or other collectables. 

This is mind-blowing, playing and earning (PE).

People get paid for playing, I just realized that game playing is now a skill to learn. Not only do the coins have value, but they are also assets that appreciate. A coin could be about $150 in value.

I think game playing should be added to the courses at side hustle.

This is a combination of VR and The Metaverse.

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Virtual reality has been preparing to go mainstream for some time, but the future of reality will look different than the headsets you are used to seeing. Instead, tomorrow’s virtual reality will have the ability to transform how we see and learn about the world around us.

It Will Become More Physical and Sensory Oriented

The virtual reality of the future will involve more than headsets and game controllers; it will be much more physical. Where virtual reality has catered to the visual senses since the beginning, the experts are expecting virtual reality to become more sensory-oriented in the future. By introducing better touch controls, virtual reality will become better for all the senses. As Frank Azor of Alienware explains, “Once you begin catering to the rest of the senses, like what we feel body-wise, temperature-wise, and smell, the reality factor of virtual reality [becomes] stronger and the virtual piece begins to fade.”

It Will Take Some Time

Unfortunately, we should not expect the industry to go mainstream anytime soon. The experts believe it will still be several more years before virtual reality becomes standard. For instance, the industry must come together to work through the kinks. Additionally, the best and most immersive virtual reality tools will be too expensive for the general public.

Therefore, we can be excited about the future of virtual reality in the classroom while understanding virtual reality may not be a part of a teacher’s reality anytime soon.

Finally, from these points, I believe that the Metaverse is the future of Virtual Reality.

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