"Imagine enjoying a courtside seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting a doctor face-to-face – just by putting on goggles in your home,” Mark Zuckerburg, the creator of Facebook, states as he vividly discusses his new two billion dollar purchase of Oculus VR. Oculus VR was originally produced for virtual gaming systems to connect with other players worldwide, but its producer Palmer Luckey states that he thinks that there is a wider future for it as well as Zuckerburg.
This virtual investment require you to simply start up your computer and pop on goggles to instantly jump into worlds that are unimaginable or that you make up. Not only that, but there is talk that it could also be applicable in every day activities, such as doctors appointments. Why spend time and gas by driving to the doctor, when you could just put on goggles and talk to him face to face? This medium presents us with a reality that we never knew was possible.
Zuckerburg plans to first try it out with Facebook games, but then expand into a wider variety of worlds. Parties, appointments, sports, feeling like you're flying, you name it. Whatever you can imagine, you can also feel and experience with Oculus VR on Facebook. But is this really ideal?
Oculus VR founder states confidently, "The only difference is that you can be whoever you want to be, instead of whatever cards you got dealt in real life.” Hmm... If people weren't already saying that people today are getting more and more antisocial because of technology, this would really set their belief in stone. If you think about it, you're basically strapping on a headset, isolating yourself from real life, while thus immersing yourself in a so called “reality.” It does sound pretty cool to play with, but in the real world, it is pretty impractical. Imagine if everything you did in life was replaced virtually. Personally, I think it is a step too far. People are too antisocial as it is.
Luckey and Zuckerburg do agree that technology isn't advanced enough for it yet, but they are pretty certain that it will boom in the next decade. It may be expensive and require a lot of planning- but Zuckerburg is as excited as he can be. He predicts that in the next 10 years, this new Oculus VR will be a part of everyone's everyday life, and will be affordable with the help of a management team. Crossing his fingers, Facebook's engineers are rapidly working to improve its technology and bring it to the market as fast as possible.
What do you think? Do you think that it is too much or impractical? Or do you think it is a great idea? Send me your thoughts at savannahnicolethomas.weebly.com.
This virtual investment require you to simply start up your computer and pop on goggles to instantly jump into worlds that are unimaginable or that you make up. Not only that, but there is talk that it could also be applicable in every day activities, such as doctors appointments. Why spend time and gas by driving to the doctor, when you could just put on goggles and talk to him face to face? This medium presents us with a reality that we never knew was possible.
Zuckerburg plans to first try it out with Facebook games, but then expand into a wider variety of worlds. Parties, appointments, sports, feeling like you're flying, you name it. Whatever you can imagine, you can also feel and experience with Oculus VR on Facebook. But is this really ideal?
Oculus VR founder states confidently, "The only difference is that you can be whoever you want to be, instead of whatever cards you got dealt in real life.” Hmm... If people weren't already saying that people today are getting more and more antisocial because of technology, this would really set their belief in stone. If you think about it, you're basically strapping on a headset, isolating yourself from real life, while thus immersing yourself in a so called “reality.” It does sound pretty cool to play with, but in the real world, it is pretty impractical. Imagine if everything you did in life was replaced virtually. Personally, I think it is a step too far. People are too antisocial as it is.
Luckey and Zuckerburg do agree that technology isn't advanced enough for it yet, but they are pretty certain that it will boom in the next decade. It may be expensive and require a lot of planning- but Zuckerburg is as excited as he can be. He predicts that in the next 10 years, this new Oculus VR will be a part of everyone's everyday life, and will be affordable with the help of a management team. Crossing his fingers, Facebook's engineers are rapidly working to improve its technology and bring it to the market as fast as possible.
What do you think? Do you think that it is too much or impractical? Or do you think it is a great idea? Send me your thoughts at savannahnicolethomas.weebly.com.