Comments on: Where Virtual Reality Is At in 2016 https://techsomogro.com/virtual-reality-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virtual-reality-2016 Science, Technology and the Future Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: lenrosen4 https://techsomogro.com/virtual-reality-2016/#comment-14504 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:29:07 +0000 http://www.21stcentech.com/?p=19744#comment-14504 Wayne Caswell. Hi Wayne, VR headset nausea is something The Mayo Clinic is investigating. See: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/mayo-clinic-vr-sickness/. I expect VR to be driven by two things: headset innovation and pornography. The latter played a significant role in the Internet explosion. So much for inspiration.]]> In reply to Wayne Caswell.

Hi Wayne, VR headset nausea is something The Mayo Clinic is investigating. See: http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/mayo-clinic-vr-sickness/. I expect VR to be driven by two things: headset innovation and pornography. The latter played a significant role in the Internet explosion. So much for inspiration.

]]> By: Wayne Caswell https://techsomogro.com/virtual-reality-2016/#comment-14502 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.21stcentech.com/?p=19744#comment-14502 I first experienced virtual reality with a VR headset like the Oculus Rift at the Siggraph conference in Dallas some 30 years ago. I was still at IBM but retired in 1999. What I remember from then seems to be the same today. The “next big thing” technology was over-hyped and required an awkward headset that left you feeling nauseous and that you’d never wear outside. So why is 2016 different?

The same observation and critique applies to Smart Home market hype. See http://www.mhealthtalk.com/elusive-smart-home/ to compare the vision videos from CES 2016 with that of the RCA-Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen from the 1957 World’s Fair.

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