Last month, the VR World 2018 Conference was officially held in London. At this two-day conference, VR/AR practitioners, experts, and leaders from various fields such as manufacturing, automotive, entertainment, and healthcare were attracted to participate and discuss the future of VR/AR technology.
At the conference, several speakers from companies such as Facebook and GlaxoSmithKline put forward several ambitious predictions about the future of VR/AR technology:
10. The office will become obsolete
Although the concept of a virtual workspace has been nothing new for a long time, until recently the development of VR/AR equipment and 5G networks has made this possibility more likely. According to Jay Latta, a VR/AR technology expert, the future work environment will be concentrated in a virtual virtual space where users can immerse themselves in a customized 3D desktop to get the ideal working environment.
Currently, both the Windows MR platform and the Oculus Rift are providing their users with a virtual desktop experience. Applications such as Bigscreen and Virtual Desktop are also working hard to make Latta's vision come true. However, there is still a long way to go before we can truly integrate with our daily work life.
9. Immersive Traffic
All types of road vehicles will become individualized, autonomous, and immersive experiences that allow passengers to enjoy immersive entertainment on the road. In addition, with the auto-driving car competition has reached a great hit: Google, Uber and almost all car manufacturers hope to use new technologies to welcome the arrival of a new travel era. There are also many start-ups like MayAI and AIMotive who are committed to providing innovative transportation solutions. In this, VR/AR can also play a significant role.
8. No longer excessively dependent on the "screen"
As technology improves, future MR technology will eliminate our excessive demand for smart phones, watches, tablets, and laptops. According to Cyril Tuschi, founder and CEO of You-VR, ultra-lightweight AR glasses and XR contact lenses will quickly become the standard companions of our lives. He believes that as the digital world gradually integrates with the real world, people's dependence on the screen will become less and less. Tuschi is also optimistic that there will be early education programs in the future to help new generations of children adapt to these new immersive technologies.
7. Global Knowledge and Cooperation Network
According to Paul Sweeney, an AR head-hunter vendor, DAQRI executives, "The immersive technology will allow the spread of geographical, language, and urban distribution to enable collaboration among teams." This means that VR/AR technology can help solve population and geography. Or a global shortage of natural resources.
At last, an AI-supported global knowledge network will "optimize" the planet and ensure more rational allocation of resources to sustain the Earth's population.
6. True intimacy becomes the norm
After 20 years, the way we establish close relationships with others and ourselves will change dramatically. The therapist Holly Richmond believes: “In the future, the word “digi-sexual” will be everywhere, and the concept of sexual positivity will eventually surpass the technical prejudice it faced in the past and now.”
At present, companies such as Kiiroo and WeVibe are working hard to create a very realistic immersive intimate experience. Other technology companies are also trying to develop hardware and software to help expand the VR experience beyond headset. The Tobii advanced eye tracking technology will also bring more authenticity to people. In addition, HardLight VR has developed a tactile kit that users can experience in the VR environment.
5. Transiently delivered avatars
Multiple digital avatars can be used in just a few seconds wherever and whenever. Viktor Prokopenya, founder of VP Capital, believes: "We will have a complete avatar instead of the simple incarnation of the past, and the journey time will be almost zero." At present, researchers are already studying how to send virtual avatars instantaneously. High fidelity in 3D virtual world. Combining this function with AR technology, it is not a fantasy to send virtual avatars to a real location.
Currently, Arconal, a Russian startup, is building an innovative platform that allows digital content creators to "send" their content to a real-world location via blockchain technology and AR technology. This means that content can be seen across multiple devices or applications anywhere in the area. In the future, once the AR equipment is standardized, anyone everywhere can see the same digital content, including virtual avatars or holograms.
4. End people's physical and emotional pain
Immersive technologies such as VR/AR are preparing to end physical and emotional pain. According to Chimeren Peerbhai, head of global digital products at GlaxoSmithKline, "VR can provide distracting treatments for painful treatment processes, and clinical trials have shown that this is very effective for those with cancer or burns." In addition, some studies have shown that VR It can treat mental disorders such as PTSD, anxiety or addiction.
"With the support of VR/AR technology, therapists can provide the best treatment space for their patients," said Richmond.
3. The lonely terminator
As the Westworld has demonstrated, in addition to ending the physical pain, Chimeren Peerbhai also believes that today's future of virtual assistants will eventually become "virtual humans combined with AI and machine learning".
Although we have decades to hundreds of years away from any type of avatar, there are technologies such as chat robots, voice assistants, and robots that are helping us communicate more easily with computers and virtual worlds.
2. Eradication of poverty and homelessness
VR technology can allow people to experience other people's lives, so as to make decision makers or the entire society to empathy and compassion. This will contribute to the polarization of social welfare and civil rights. Everyone can experience the experiences of both parties in the debate.
As journalist Nonny de la Peña did, he usually put the reader in a forbidden place in some war-torn countries or regions to let the audience feel the war-torn street corner.
1. World peace
With appropriate "leverage", there is no reason why technology cannot solve global disputes and improve global relations, thus achieving world peace. Ann Hiatt, general manager of Tap on Opera, said: "The immersive technology will improve global communication, unlike today's social media's anonymous protection of criminals, forcing people to engage in dialogue more honestly and openly."
Hiatt is optimistic about this. Through an immersive experience to explore historical events and current practices, these events can highlight all the courage to build peace and committed to. Such humanitarian projects will help cultivate future leaders' confidence in the possibility of peace and teach them how to use technology as a tool for peace.
Although we have a long way to go from these bold predictions, understanding the potential of technologies such as VR/AR and MR is crucial to each of us. Without a doubt, technology is making the world a reality. A huge change has taken place.
Source: Sohu
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