What do you know about Virtual Reality? Virtual Reality (VR), is a computer-generated environment, offering scenes and objects that appear to be real, allowing the user to feel completely immersed in their surroundings. This Virtual Reality is often perceived through a headset or helmet.
What’s the future of Virtual Reality? The team at Tech Shack is here to explore this question.
In short, the possibilities for VR are endless. For example, a handful of businesses have started using VR in training systems, including companies in the retail sector. This allows staff to train in a hectic environment without actually disturbing the day-to-day business operations.
Additionally, Wal-Mart applied this technique to help employees prepare for Black Friday shopping, as did NFL players for game day.
It’s estimated that by 2025, the number of VR users in the retail industry will reach 31.5 million. However, the cost of VR technology still remains a challenge for many.
Education is another sector that is predicated to employ more immersive technology, including learning management solutions and VR. Specifically, when VR technology is used in the classroom, learning becomes more fun and engaging. It also helps students become more excited about the class. Further, as education was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of VR can allow students to experience lessons through their own eyes instead of face-to-face classroom interactions.
In fact, with the use of VR, students can actually visit the Louvre Museum, roam with dinosaurs, and experience climbing Mount Everest. VR has also been beneficial in both military and pilot training.
As for predictions and possibilities of where VR can—and will—go from here? They’re endless! You can expect only more advancements and capabilities with this technology. Perhaps, too, as VR becomes more common, there may even be more affordable ways to access VR. Simply put, expect to see VR more and more, as well as throughout more sectors and industries.
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