The virtual reality is on the rise. But how realistic it already is, is shown by an impressive video.
When your room is no longer your room
The development in the field of virtual reality can no longer be stopped. What was once distant futuristic music a few decades ago has long since outgrown its infancy with possibilities like the Oculus headset. However, few realize how close we have already come to complete illusions.
David Finsterwalder tests some demos of various virtual reality projects on his YouTube channel, including those from Steam operator Valve. You can see for yourself what it looks like when you suddenly find yourself in the office of an Aperture employee (from the game Portal) here:
Cortyn says: I find it impressive how incredibly good the landscapes and spaces already look. In some places, you can still see pixels and incomplete shadow effects – but it’s only a matter of time before these errors are fixed. The future with “Dive In” worlds, such as from Sword Art Online or the film eXistenZ, is coming closer. Whether that is good or bad is hard to predict. It’s definitely exciting.
Two of the five senses can already be immersed in the virtual world – it remains to be seen how long it will take for the last three to follow and fully transition into a game.
