LOS ANGELES (AP) Today, earnest start of the technology that will let you experience anything, anywhere. Only nausea stands in the way.
In the cult film “The Matrix” controls the robots world while man lives in a virtual reality they do not know is “illegitimate”.
“What is real? How do you define what is real? If you talk about what you can feel, taste and see, then it’s “real” only signals your brain has interpreted, “says one of the protagonists Morpheus in the movie.
Morpheus asks the main character Neo choose between a red and blue pill. The blue pill allows Neo remain in Matrix-world illusions, while the red release you into the true reality.
Chief Scientist Michael Abrash VR company Oculus referred to “The Matrix” on Facebook conference F8 last year. The film’s message is that he got to realize VR endless possibilities.
Not least Plato idélære about human perception of reality.
– I do not offer you a choice today. For whatever pill you choose, we same way, said Abrash.
Facebook furthest forward
2016 is the big year for VR – virtual reality – computer technology that allows users to be completely enclosed in another world. The largest technology companies are queuing up to launch equipment in the months ahead, but ahead of the Facebook.
Monday began sending of their long-awaited VR glasses Oculus Rift. Norway was one of the few countries that were offered advance of the product. Those who have not pre-ordered should plan on waiting until the summer since the first edition is sold out.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg bought VR company Oculus 12 billion in 2014. He believes VR is the platform for the future digital development and that most of us still can not fathom how it will change our lives.
the days ahead will be decisive for Facebook. Delivers billion investment as expected and the audience happy?
Do not believe in VR porn
So what can the glasses used if you book a couple of days? The games industry has is the arsenal of games ready. Porn industry is betting that VR will be their lifebuoy after net ruined the traditional revenue model. Also learning programs and meeting facilities will be available, with the film and television industry in heels.
Interestingly Palmer Luckey, Oculus’23-year-old developer, believes porn users do not have powerful enough PCs to enjoy the technology.
Requires powerful PC
for the enjoyment of VR today must have a PC with very powerful and expensive graphics card that provides adequate solution. Serious gamers usually have potent PCs. The regular porn users however have hardware of different quality.
To put it in perspective: Graphics manufacturer Nvidia has estimated that only about 13 million of the world’s 1.43 billion PCs are compatible waveform with VR.
Do you have a Mac, you can just forget it, if you want to bet on Oculus.
According to Luckey is Apple’s current machines are not even close to being good enough for VR.
There are already user-friendly headset that can connect to mobile, including from Samsung. But these are some distance away from the user experience to the glasses to come.
See also: “These five technology trends coming in 2016″
According Oculus CEO Luckey also challenges VR’s perception of time. Some can play a game for 12 hours without getting tired or have a clear perception of how long they have played.
Zuckerberg believes it will take ten years before VR is the technology most of us have taken in use.
nausea
One of the biggest challenges is nausea, especially in games with a lot of movement. The mismatch between the eyes see and what the body experiences makes users seasickness.
The nausea has been one of VR big problems from the outset, and something both game developers and eyeglass manufacturers are working hard to fix. Oculus will mark content with motion degree, so that people who are especially prone to seasickness know what they’re going to.
To bring down the price is also crucial. Today Oculus glasses costing six thousand crowns. The products ready for the market in årligger slightly above and below this sum.
But what exactly is a few thousand kroner for escapist entertainment anytime?
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