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Virtual Reality Trends 2021 – Staying Abreast With Innovation!

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James Smith
Virtual Reality Trends 2021 – Staying Abreast With Innovation!

Technological advancements in terms of AR, VR and MR are mind-boggling and awe-inspiring. Immersive experiences that erase the difference between a virtual world and real-world scenarios, tend to leave users speechless. 

This write-up focuses on virtual reality trends of 2021. There is much confusion about different ‘realities’. This article will explain the basic difference between them and the related VR technology trends. Gear up for a tech ride that will bombard you with technologically interesting information. Let’s get to business!  

What is Virtual Reality?

It is a simulated experience. It can be completely different or similar to a real-world experience. The simulation is computer-generated, in which a person can successfully interact within an artificial environment using electronic devices; for example – goggles with screen, gloves with sensors, etc. The successful bit in the previous sentence indicates that a user is able to have a real experience in a simulated artificial environment.
Virtual reality also has several applications in education, entertainment, business, etc. 

The other two … AR and MR

Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience. It involves enhancing objects residing in a real-world environment by computer-generated perceptual information, many times across multiple sensory modalities.

Mixed Reality (MR) involves the merging of both real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and experiences. Here, digital and physical objects co-exist and interact in real-time! It is a hybrid of realities - real and virtual.  

Virtual Reality Trends
Let us come to the point – discussing trends and trending the discussion! So, readers… the following are the latest Virtual Reality trends:

  • In education
    V-Reality can prove to be a blessing for the education and training sector. It can enable enhanced learning and training by simulating real life-like situations, without the element of risk!
    Its a contribution in educating students, the modern way, rather the digital way, is not unknown! It can potentially increase the interaction, concentration and comprehension skills of the students. Educational virtual environments can also help in faster learning. 


  • Mixed reality (the other two, in one)
    AR-VR together have been used to bring out the best in both. An example in this respect is architecture – where technologies are used to create 3D visualisations, plans, landscapes, interiors and what not! It helps the architects, as they can present their plans in an almost near-actuality way. Plus, it helps the clients and builders to better envision what a building might look like, interior and exterior, for real!

  • Virtual-sports-events
    AR/VR together are highly likely to change the way audiences perceive and consume sports. It is highly probable that we may experience more immersive sporting events.
    Many sports events were either postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. As a result, the mainstream media along with advertisers, sponsors and teams wanted to reach fans and to keep the revenues flowing in.
    VR/MR Leagues offered a recourse this regard. More of these options are opening up for fans - to relive games through VR/MR and look into archives!


  • In tourism sector
    The testing times, after the pandemic hit, were unanticipated. No one had ever thought that the entire world would come to a standstill, at once! The tourism sector got severely hurt because of the travel ban and security reasons. But technology came to help!
    With technology like VR, people can explore places before visiting or booking them.
    Virtual tours of world-famous galleries and museums have become an actuality because of this reality, that’s nearly a real world-like experience… and there’s more to go!


  • Gaming VR
    Gaming is probably the first thing that comes to mind when we refer to AR/VR/MR. Gaming has always been a wonderful experience, virtually. With the advancements in technology, it has become even better! So much so, that most of the investment in VR comes from the gaming industry, interesting right?!
    Playing games using this technology gives a very different, surreal and pleasantly unsettling experience – thrill, to be quite crisp. That’s basically why people love gaming. Hence, more options are being explored every day!
    A virtually unmatched and gratifying immersion standard becomes a possibility when this technology and the world of gaming, come together!


  • In AI and security
    Notorious hackers never keep still. They are always on the lookout for vulnerabilities, to hack into the systems and cause harm. The technological explosion though has proven to be a boon, but has also increased cyber-security threats! This advancement if gave birth to threats, it gave the solution simultaneously as well – that’s how wonderful technology is! AR and VR have opened doors of innovation, which companies are using to their advantage. They are providing cybersecurity training to their employees – thanks to VR, the security of a company can now be top-notch!
    These well-trained employees enable businesses to enhance security defence system using Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is helping operation analysts, especially under-sourced ones, in staying ahead of threats.

Concluding thoughts

The line differentiating the real and virtual world is getting thinner with passing time and evolving technologies. VR, AR and MR are appropriate examples in this respect. I hope the virtual reality trends 2021, have helped you in some way. The intent behind this write-up was to make readers aware about this field that is pregnant with possibilities and that it presents a number of wonderful opportunities for existing and budding entrepreneurs. 

Pick a competent app development and web solutions company to explore the world and scope of different ‘realities.’ They have a lot to offer and we as a generation have a lot learn! So, let’s try to reap the benefits in the best way possible. Hail technology! (I really wanted to hail technology…)

 

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