Augmented reality and future of technology

 Augmented and virtual reality

So you’re in a company cafeteria. Everyone’s talking about the new VR/AR technology they see, and how cool it is to play games on top of your real-world surroundings. You can virtually experience things that would have been impossible just ten years ago. Your coworker who doesn’t even know what VR/AR looks like says their favorite game titles include Pokémon GO (which is actually considered underrated), Portal 2, Star Trek Voyager, Skyrim, World of Warcraft… I could go on and on. It seems ridiculous on paper, but that’s why we made VR/AR, right? These virtual experiences are almost impossible not to be enthralled by. What’s crazy though, is that these interactive environments already exist for very different kinds of businesses. Companies like Uber, Lyft or Uber Eats will also soon be able to use augmented reality technology to help them better serve customers. They’ll take advantage of this technology because of its speed, convenience and flexibility. This isn’t going to happen overnight, but in the coming decades, many companies will be leveraging the benefits of AR/VR to improve operations, offer new solutions and develop products for the consumer market…

Here at VR/AR Inc, our main goal is to make AR so accessible and easy for everyone. We want VR/AR to become part of everyday life as much as smartphones. For example, in the near future, you could walk into a grocery store and place an order without leaving the house. Imagine walking out of the bathroom and seeing yourself standing behind another person, smiling while holding onto your coffee pot. In this scenario, you would have an immersive experience that you wouldn’t normally have been able to see through the window. Not only would you feel better about your body and your actions, but you would get more out of every interaction you had with someone else. You could do something that most people fear you might not do now because of safety concerns. Now imagine if you were doing that in a video game from Mars. If Mars is like Hogwarts, then yes, the VR system could even bring the “magic” back into video games — the magic which has long been missing from any form of entertainment.

And here’s where it gets really interesting…

As far back as the 1960s, there were computer vision applications developed by researchers and engineers all around the world. Some of those were used to recognize animals and objects. But, by the 1980s, some were being used to view the past, present, and future, not just in terms of time, but the way humans perceive reality-related concepts… The Super Nintendo Super Star, released in 1985, was one of the first examples of computer vision used to detect various human movements such as gestures and facial expressions. A few other examples are the IBM Personal Computer, released in 1966. Its primary purpose was to recognize data and communicate it to others, but also to allow computers to analyze large amounts of information. With each new generation of supercomputers, the capacity to process information increases exponentially, making computer programs capable of performing tasks previously thought unimaginable. While this has enabled us to make great advances in computing over the last 60% since the late ’90s, this has led to the exponential growth of computer processing power over the course of decades. Today, we are approaching billions of lines of code per year and will reach trillions of lines by 2020. Even faster is predicted in the next decade due to the rapid growth in machine intelligence…

The point at which AI and Machine Learning will be fully integrated into our daily lives — this may happen sooner or later, depending on who wants to achieve a technological breakthrough. At this point in time, however, the majority of society still views artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) as somewhat of fringe science, perhaps even an alien concept. However, the advancements of both technologies mean that we will come closer to understanding the brain, becoming better able to interpret and teach machines, and also creating jobs in areas such as healthcare and logistics in the process. As a result, the widespread integration of AI and ML will create a powerful synergy that changes our lives for decades, even when many do not realize it.

While AI and ML have revolutionized certain aspects of modern life, particularly for marketing purposes, most consumers will not fully appreciate the impact this innovation will have on normal life — until it becomes commonplace. Fortunately, we have the technology to solve that problem. Many platforms have been created specifically for this purpose, including Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). To give you more context, I would recommend researching a little deeper into topics such as Artificial Intellect vs Natural Intelligence, Neural Network vs. Deep Learning, and Reinforcement Learning. It helps immensely when you think about how these technologies are helping us live or work more effectively now.

In conclusion, AR is important because it allows individuals to explore new ways of interacting with the world around them. Through interactions, we can learn more about ourselves while using a variety of tools in the process. This provides a greater sense of control over our actions and encourages us to consider the world beyond ours, taking into account the possibilities of others experiencing similar situations at the same time. Similarly, we’ll also need to remember that we are in control of our own decisions and actions. That gives us a tremendous amount of control over the choices we make and the direction they go. Thus, AR will truly change how we interact with our environment in the future. Thanks again, VR/AR is looking good!