Computer Hardware and Humans - Hard to Predict the Challenges of Future Virtual Reality Environments

In the future there will be the living room virtualthere is a need to develop this technology with
reality entertainment center, where you cancareful scrutiny, and special test projects. Why?
BASE jump off the Eiffel Tower, have lunch withWell, because the dimensional realm humans are
a movie star, walk on the Great Wall of China,living in now, based on their abilities and organic
transverse the tunnel system of the Ancientsensors, are somewhat of a VR world anyway,
Egyptian Pyramids, or hike through the ruins atand we have all the historical data to show how
Machu Picchu. And you'll be able to do all of thisthings play out. There is aggressive behavior,
without leaving your living room, but best of all itcrime, murders, lying, cheating, stealing and wars
will be so real, with scents, lighting, etc, that you'llfor instance.
really be there, only you won't.So, although we cannot [currently] predict the
With such an awesome entertainment center andoutcome of these technologies on society, we
all the wonderful technology and applications thatperhaps could get close in predicting how they will
will surely come with it; everything from trainingaffect things, and use the test pilot programs for
simulators to workout programs, like riding in thethe to confirm and learn even more. We'll need to
Tour de France on your stationary bicycle; youdevelop software that can diffuse problems
can see the allure. Still, with such great technologybefore they occur.
also comes great responsibility. One of the leadingNow we must not downplay the need for the
virtual reality advanced thinkers of our timetest projects, personally, I am 100% in favor of
states:it. And too that point we must we must take this
"it is kind of hard to predict the implication of VRfuture world seriously. Just because we think of it
and IR affairs..and we need to be very careful toas a game today, does not mean it will not be an
arrive at some definite conclusion."integral part of our more serious world tomorrow.
Indeed, I agree, and you most likely do too. ThusPlease consider this.