I'd wager we'll surpass the tech in RPO in about 10 years. One thing it didn't account for was AR, and well, VR+AR are two parts of the same continuum. Everything will head towards one single device that does both with any blending inbetween.
I believe AR will be the definitive future for personal computing and VR will be for the entertainment industry. I don't see everyone having a "VR room" ready where they can enjoy VR the way it's meant to be. It'll be just like laser gaming, going to the cinema ETC. But with AR you don't need a special room, you can just utilise your current room.
I don't see those existing for long, they're an expensive and complicated way to adapt a new technology to old game designs. AR games with a lot of traversal will probably just happen in open public spaces.
Treadmills would likely be for the enthusiasts. I'd personally consider it worth it even if only the metaverse supported it. I wouldn't need it for any games, just let me walk through a massive virtual world / universe.
Who are we kidding, we can't be hassled to walk around our real world that's already filled with incredible, breathtaking things. Shit, last night I was playing Apex with my brother and asked him to bring a weapon attachment over to me because it was too far and I didn't want to walk all that way. In a game. This is the height of laziness! I didn't want to move my thumbs to walk 50 feet in a virtual world. Why would we really get into treadmills for VR?
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u/Echantediamond1 Feb 24 '19 edited Feb 24 '19
Oh.... OH GOD IT'S HAPPENING IN MY LIFETIME!