A lot of people are excited about the future of virtual reality. The possibilities appear endless.
There’s a lot to consider, of course. There are ethical questions, for example – where the line is drawn between reality an augmented ‘fiction’.
Whatever the outcomes, VR will be pushed to its limits and will evolve. And there’ll be a host of positives.
But much like all other technology, business will play a huge role, probably overtaking the entertainment factor at some stage. VR might be a novel pursuit today, but one day it’s likely to be a world of advertising and corporate rallying.
That appears the case in this project by Keiichi Matsuda. He’s created a colourful, vibrant, but obtusive future of billboards and prompts that leaves little to be desired.
Matsuda has produced a mock-up video of what VR might one day look like. It’s intrusive and annoying at best. But it’s also quite fascinating.
Watch it unfold – you can look away whenever you need to. But if hyper reality one day prevails, it might be a little harder to escape…
Read more: Google announces Android VR, but it’s called Daydream and it isn’t a headset
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