Chapter 2
Exploring the Current State of Virtual Reality
IN THIS CHAPTER
Reviewing the various form factors for virtual reality
Comparing the features of current virtual reality hardware
Surveying the available types of virtual reality controllers
Exploring some of the current issues with virtual reality
Assessing virtual reality adoption rates
With virtual reality (VR) developments in a state of constant flux, it’s an exciting (and frenetic) time to be involved with VR. Stopping and taking stock of where these developments are headed is important. Are we racing toward mass adoption of VR, propelling us to the peak of the fourth wave of technological change within the next year or two? Or, as some critics have suggested, is the current VR cycle just another misstep in VR’s development cycle? A promising rise of the tide, followed by a washout leaving companies high and dry, leading to another decade of VR wallowing in the “Trough of Disillusionment?”
Many experts believe that VR ...
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