We'll be dead by the time that's a reality....and I say that strictly for us retail peasants. There's a lot of research and hidden technology today along these lines, including for the blind. But however advanced it is or becomes, we are not the audience.
I don't think the introduction of other sensory elements like smell in mainstream is impossible. I remember it being floated ~20+ years ago by some Microsoft suit while I was in high school (I forget what presentation it was but it was local).
Biggest issue with VR is that it's extremely uncomfortable and the dearth of both games and intra-game content. That would be a massive hurdle to overcome, rejoice if it ever gets over that hump before worrying about more fancy things.
We'll be dead by the time that's a reality....and I say that strictly for us retail peasants. There's a lot of research and hidden technology today along these lines, including for the blind. But however advance it is or becomes, we are not the audience.
I don't think the introduction of other sensory elements like smell in mainstream is impossible. I remember it being floated ~20+ years ago by some Microsoft suit while I was in high school (I forget what presentation it was but it was local).
Biggest issue with VR is that it's extremely uncomfortable and the dearth of both games and intra-game content. That would be a massive hurdle to overcome, rejoice if it ever gets over that hump before worrying about more fancy things.
We'll be dead by the time that's a reality....and I say that strictly for us retail peasants. There's a lot of research and hidden technology today along these lines, including for the blind. But however advance it is or becomes, us peasants are not the audience.
I don't think the introduction of other sensory elements like smell in mainstream is impossible. I remember it being floated ~20+ years ago by some Microsoft suit while I was in high school (I forget what presentation it was but it was local).
Biggest issue with VR is that it's extremely uncomfortable and the dearth of both games and intra-game content. That would be a massive hurdle to overcome, rejoice if it ever gets over that hump before worrying about more fancy things.
We'll be dead by the time that's a reality....and I say that strictly for us retail peasants. There's a lot of research and hidden technology today along these lines, including for the blind. But however advance it is or becomes, us peasants are not the audience.
I don't think the introduction of other sensory elements like smell in mainstream is impossible. I remember it being floated ~23 years ago by some Microsoft suit while I was in high school (I forget what presentation it was but it was local).
Biggest issue with VR is that it's extremely uncomfortable and the dearth of both games and intra-game content. That would be a massive hurdle to overcome, rejoice if it ever gets over that hump before worrying about more fancy things.
We'll be dead by the time that's a reality....and I say that strictly for us retail presents. There's a lot of research and hidden technology today along these lines, including for the blind. But however advance it is or becomes, us peasants are not the audience.
I don't think the introduction of other sensory elements like smell in mainstream is impossible. I remember it being floated ~23 years ago by some Microsoft suit while I was in high school (I forget what presentation it was but it was local).
Biggest issue with VR is that it's extremely uncomfortable and the dearth of both games and intra-game content. That would be a massive hurdle to overcome, rejoice if it ever gets over that hump before worrying about more fancy things.