The Future of VR 360

[Syfo]

Do u think that in future we are going to view our TV via VR 360 set?

 

[saor]

Most people want to sit down and relax when watching a series - they don't want to be moving around. It might be fun a few times but the novelty will wear off.

 

[Foxhound5366]

Do u think that in future we are going to view our TV via VR 360 set?

I think we're going to be doing EVERYTHING from VR: working from home, travelling from home, socialising from home ... playing games and watching TV from home is just a small part of that.

If we can perfectly replicate ourselves in 3D in a virtual space, and enjoy sight and sound as good as being there (smell, taste and touch is a problem admittedly), there would be no need for going anywhere physically. How old-fashioned that'd seem.

Reference: check out Ghost in the Shell, the latest movie. That's the future of business meetings right there.

 

[UrBaN963]

I think we're going to be doing EVERYTHING from VR: working from home, travelling from home, socialising from home ... playing games and watching TV from home is just a small part of that.

If we can perfectly replicate ourselves in 3D in a virtual space, and enjoy sight and sound as good as being there (smell, taste and touch is a problem admittedly), there would be no need for going anywhere physically. How old-fashioned that'd seem.

Reference: check out Ghost in the Shell, the latest movie. That's the future of business meetings right there.

Sounds like the premise for "Gamer" and we all know how that ended...

 

[Foxhound5366]

Sounds like the premise for "Gamer" and we all know how that ended...

Lol, I hate to break it to you, but real life doesn't end well all that often either. Imagine the benefits: no drunk driving, a fraction of the cost of traditional sightseeing (Google Streetview in VR is already a very small preview of that), no exposure to criminals, no sitting in traffic, no exposure to common colds, the ability to disconnect when things get awkward ... you can't resist progress.

I'm not saying there won't still be face-to-face interactions, but I think it'll be reserved for special people and moments, and because we choose to rather than have no choice about it.

 

[UrBaN963]

Lol, I hate to break it to you, but real life doesn't end well all that often either. Imagine the benefits: no drunk driving, a fraction of the cost of traditional sightseeing (Google Streetview in VR is already a very small preview of that), no exposure to criminals, no sitting in traffic, no exposure to common colds, the ability to disconnect when things get awkward ... you can't resist progress.

I'm not saying there won't still be face-to-face interactions, but I think it'll be reserved for special people and moments, and because we choose to rather than have no choice about it.

You can take that entire idea and can it. I will always value human interaction over digital.

 

[Foxhound5366]

You can take that entire idea and can it. I will always value human interaction over digital.

That's my exact point: you'll still get what you value, on your own terms. In fact, you'll get more of it.

Instead of only seeing family and friends overseas once every few years, you'll be able to call them up and share experiences together at the flick of a button. I'm envisioning VR that will become indistinguishable from reality. Just imagine the opportunities: you won't be limited to meeting in a fixed place, you could change the location and meet on the top of Mount Everest if you wanted to (minus the cold and blisters), or - and this is where it gets really special - you could experience a real-world event on the other side of the world simultaneously with your friends from yet another side of the world, seamlessly. Is that really something you'd say no to?

 

[UrBaN963]

That's my exact point: you'll still get what you value, on your own terms. In fact, you'll get more of it.

Instead of only seeing family and friends overseas once every few years, you'll be able to call them up and share experiences together at the flick of a button. I'm envisioning VR that will become indistinguishable from reality. Just imagine the opportunities: you won't be limited to meeting in a fixed place, you could change the location and meet on the top of Mount Everest if you wanted to (minus the cold and blisters), or - and this is where it gets really special - you could experience a real-world event on the other side of the world simultaneously with your friends from yet another side of the world, seamlessly. Is that really something you'd say no to?

You're talking, now, about special events, etc. Those I'm keen on. But that would be a weekly or monthly type thing.

Living at home and doing most things from there in VR - well you're not really doing them, are you? It's all virtual. Would I live to climb Everest in VR? Sure. But I would MUCH prefer to do it for real, smell the air, feel the cold, hear the crunch of snow, plant a flag, sing a song, celebrate with a friend who did it with me.

VR will never replace the sense of satisfaction of a job well done for real.

 

[saor]

I think we're going to be doing EVERYTHING from VR: working from home, travelling from home, socialising from home ... playing games and watching TV from home is just a small part of that.

Do you really see yourself moving your head around for an entire movie / series (that you're regularly watching)? Come home from work after a long day and you now need to sit in such a way as to properly be able to move around in a virtual space for an hour+?

 

[Foxhound5366]

Do you really see yourself moving your head around for an entire movie / series (that you're regularly watching)? Come home from work after a long day and you now need to sit in such a way as to properly be able to move around in a virtual space for an hour+?

These are problems to be addressed, sure. But maybe you're forgetting the obvious solution: in VR you could also be seated in a couch, and that couch could rotate and fly and move with the action - all automatically controlled by the show's directors.

What joy, not just watching a movie of people storming a beach, but feeling like you're right there, in that scene. Probably being able to move around to what interests you, change the angle, maybe even interact with some elements. Lazy people will always be accommodated, but don't lose sight of the opportunities here for unparalleled innovation.

Its like keyboards and mice: who here thinks they're the best way to interact with computers? They're 1980s technology and incredibly limiting. Imagine all the new interfaces that immersive VR could enable.