Could Apple or Nintendo make VR mainstream?

[SvennoJ]

Jumpin said:

SvennoJ said:

I very much disagree with you. Especially since I wear glasses, and also a helmet while riding long distances. It's not that bad :p

Yet what other ways do you envision? The http://www.broomx.com/mk-player360.php to turn your room into a VR cave? Which has been tried before too and will be a lot more expensive. Or perhaps https://uploadvr.com/red-hydrogen-one-smartphone-holographic/ which is neat to have holograms floating above your phone. It's nothing like VR inside a headset though.

It's already way way beyond what it was in the 90's in terms of popularity and acceptance. VR is going to stick around this time and grow.

Try riding with a VR helmet on instead :P

I think something more along the lines of this:

Essentially, a direct interface between brain and software; where the user controls the motor skills of the virtual character, rather than their own body. We already do this in dreams, except the reality is a construct of our brains.

This sort of concept has been explored in videogames (Xenosaga and Shadowrun), as well as TV shows/movies (Star Trek, the Matrix, Stargate).

I was more looking for something during my lifetime :) Mind control is still very much in its infancy, and requires a headset... Projecting signals into your brain hasn't even been attempted yet (I don't count electroshock therapy :p)