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as we scream down the track. I
close my eyes for a second to get
my bearings. This is really immersive.
I feel I’m there!
A minute or two later and the ride
ends and I think I almost fell off
the chair trying to move with the
coaster. In fact there is some funny
clips on Youtube where people
are really into their VR experience
and yes, some even fall off
their chair!
The games look amazing from an
immersion point of view. Suspension
of disbelief will be cranked
up a bunch of levels when you
put on the headset. You really will
feel you are there.
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While games will be huge, think
of the other uses for VR, I should
be clearer - VR done right. Education
comes to mind.
“Hey kids put on your headsets,
we’re off to ancient Greece!” says
the teacher.
What about learning in new ways.
Being able to experience flying in
a more immersive way, or learning
surgery? Or maybe you just
want to really experience that
movie. 3D movies are still being
released but everyone I talk to
with a 3D TV seems to buy it, try
it, and hardly use it again. I hope
the VR won’t follow the same fate,
and if the initial software and user
feedback is anything to go by, it
won’t. This time it could just be a
huge leap in how we experience
our digital entertainment and in
fact, our digital lives…
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