Today I’d like to discuss interesting prospects of technology in the field today as of the year 2025.
What is the technology?
The technology I’m talking about today is AR and VR also both known as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.
How does it work?
Both AR and VR are comparable by their use of camera lenses to alter the space around but inversed, Augmented reality is a program that uses micro cameras to overlay the real world with digital content. Virtual Reality is changing the world around you with cameras to change the space you are in while keeping track of even the smallest obstacles in your area IE: A kitchen table!
What problem does it solve?
Today in society AR and VR technologies are being implemented into businesses and school applications with an overwhelming success rate.
Companies are reporting a 40% faster training time for new employees while education institutions are reporting a 75% increase in student engagement when using these tools.
What are the drawbacks?
While an interesting solution to humanities problems these device tools also pose relative risk when being introduced to the outside world.
Other concerns are raised around the health risks these devices pose to humans like eye strain, motion sickness, and social isolation from over-immersion.
If it were released to everyone?
If the technology was to see widespread commercial use it would lead to what some are calling the technology renaissance boom. The issue is this technology already is available to everyone as of this year anyone can acquire the tools to use and learn through the virtual space so the reasoning behind “then why no tech boom” stems from the belief that the technology is still in its infancy stages with work being done to introduce things like haptic feedback to virtual realism letting you feel and engage with the world around you.