Virtual reality is mostly associated with video games, maybe because the original Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR headsets were targeted at video gamers. Plus Video Gaming is the most attractive entertainment industry to showcase this technology but let’s not forget when Mark Zuckerberg explained after the announcement of Oculus VR that “there will a lot more in VR than just games”.
“This is just the start. After games, we’re going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face to face – just by putting on goggles in your home,” wrote Zuckerberg.
With the Virtual reality implementation in various fields, we can easily achieve a future where the lines between the real world and the virtual world can merges and immerse all of us in new virtual experiences.
Let’s look at the virtual reality innovations in different sorts of industries.
Film Making
Virtual reality technology allows viewers to interact with objects, physically look around within the VR environment, and perform specific actions. So you can the ability to not only fully immerse in a story, but even further, become one of the characters themselves.
The idea of storytelling or cinema is to convey a story to move the viewer as close as possible to the story. First, we used moving pictures, then color and sound, 3D, IMAX, CGI, and animation. Now filmmakers are looking towards virtual reality as a way to further immerse an audience. With this VR technology, the audience can move beyond the screen to become a character in the story itself.
Imagine the interesting possible ways of different ends of one story.
Virtual Reality Social media
Mark Zuckerberg announced that virtual reality could be next big social platform when Facebook he bought.
Oculus is trying to make VR more social. Interesting ? But how? Oculus has recently launched “Social Beta” software that enables people to watch Twitch and Vimeo in a virtual social theater with others. Enjoy the content on the big screen and talk with others. By using this app, you publicly disclose what you are watching.
AltspaceVR, it’s the premier place to attend live shows, meetups, cool classes, and more with friendly people from around the world. All thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality.
Tourism
Virtual reality is a great tool for travel companies to market their travel experiences and encourage people to sign up for actual experiences.
One of the key selling points for VR technology is its ability to immerse you fully in places where you are afraid to visit. let’s say climbing Everest?
Virtual reality has already made the immersive experience possible like climbing Everest, watch a range of startling 360-degree videos published by wearable-cameras firm GoPro from around the world. Or explore the surfaces of mars Mars 2030
Virtual reality travel has the potential to match real-world experiences.
Medicine
The Healthcare industry has recently addressed many use cases of Virtual reality technology. Medical Realities is a company using VR, games to train their medical students, with its Virtual Surgeon program enabling them to experience operations from the surgeon’s perspective. Osso VR, meanwhile, has developed surgery simulation for trainees, which works with Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
What future holds?
As a new technology, virtual reality has a long way to go and requires many years of experimentation.
This means Virtual reality will improve a lot in near future. There is a different type of joy to explore a whole new virtual world of entertainment as thousands of VR developers, games designers, and filmmakers, coders explore this space. Whether you’re a VR user, or not, or somewhere in the middle, the next few years are going to be big in figuring out the potential for virtual reality.
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