Call it a laptop, desktop, tablet, or iPad. Computing right now is a screen with an input device, like a keyboard, trackpad, or touchscreen. You might have peripherals like a fancy ergonomic mouse or a mechanical keyboard, maybe two or even three screens they are expensive, require lots of space and are hard to move around, and are not customizable.
Facebook, now Meta, invested massive resources in changing this. They believe that the future of computers will be Virtual Reality (VR). With the acquisition of oculus and the release of Quest 1, an affordable all-in-one VR headset aimed at early adopters, they showed us a future that seems impressive but still needs some work to become mainstream least.
To many, VR headsets are seen as nothing more than impressive gaming devices but, at the end of the day, “just toys.” This technology is here to stay, and it is pretty likely that in the not-so-far-away future, you will use a VR headset for your job, training program, or job interview. etc.
One good example of this is the vision of infinite office by Meta. Here, they show how they see the future of VR and productivity.
There are also productivity apps that are already on the market:
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Apps like Oculus workrooms and XR4WORK and others simulate a virtual space where you can work and do conferences and presentations online. This aims to simulate real-life office spaces. these applications still need work and time to become mainstream, but this is a new and exciting moment to get into this industry. All you need is imagination and some work to shape the future world.
There are rumors regarding the future product releases of Meta. There have been leaks of the new Quest Pro, a headset aimed at professionals that will supposedly cost over USD $1500. Mark Zuckerberg released a picture on Facebook wearing some strange VR glasses with the caption ¨See you at Meta Connect on Oct 11¨. which appears to be a tease of the new Quest Pro
The current year 2022, was a slow year for VR, in this year, there were almost no new releases of hardware, and the gaming industry seems to be pretty slow, with almost no AAA games released for VR and few improvements compared to previous years.
Play Station has been teasing us with the PS VR2, which will be an accessory for the Play Station 5 (PS5). We have seen prototypes since 2021 without the final product release. Rumors say that the product will be released at the beginning of 2023. Recently this video was released showing the characteristics of the new headset.
Virtual reality will change how we work and interact online and in real life. It has applications that we are not even able to imagine right now. It is up to you to imagine how to implement this new technology and shape the future. This has become an enormous industry that is only going to grow. The technology is improving gradually, and in the span of 10 to 15 years, everybody will have a VR device in their life.
