Written by Chia- Hsin Wu and I- Chen Kao
Since 2016, as virtual reality technology landed, enthusiasts are being
crazy for the new world of augmented reality, also it was judged by Bank Barclays as the hottest trend of
the year on CES exhibition. Thanks to
advances in technology, it have gained popularity, but we still have to face
the main problem of awkwardness. Regarding to it still in a uncommon phrase,
wearing virtual reality headset in public are considered grotesque, it looks
like there’s a heavy and unbreakable wall right in the middle of you and
reality, which makes you feel isolated and also possibly cause dangerous.
It is important to be aware of our surroundings at all times, but the
rules of virtual reality seems violate this basic human principle. Here’s a
feedback contributed from Ben Kuchera, who described his experience
when using Samsung Gear virtual
reality headset on a plane, he said: ”I felt very strange and almost rude, it
seemed almost weird to be sitting in tight space, whipping my head around to
look at things only I could see”.
People haven’t get used to wearing virtual reality headset in public
because of uncommon behavior and awkwardness, also the screen is too heavy and
close to eyes. However, it have a variety of possibilities in education,
entertainment, medication and etc. It is expectable that the scope of virtual
reality technology would gradually infiltrated in this decade.
According to thesis, Sun mentioned
’’People often discount their own information and imitate others though a
process known as herd behavior’’. When a new technology launched, people
usually follow mainstream and adopt it without hesitation. Here is an example
of movie “Ready Player One’’, 2018
American science fiction adventure film, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, talking the story
about the future world of virtual reality in 2045. In this background, people
are willing to wear virtual reality headset due to everyone use it as a
universal basic principle, it makes them don’t feel odd and unfamiliar anymore.
In contrast, people feel they are minority and unsecured without it, this is
the best proof of how technology influence psychology and sociology.
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Movie stills : Ready
Player One
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With the rapid advance of technology, virtual reality headset would
definitely be moderated into a suitable size and easier usage. Just like the
evolution of telephone, both size and function from huge but heavy to light and
smart. In the near future, it would integrates a three-dimensional virtual
world with fresh environment and surroundings. Both solutions would increase
the acceptance of using virtual reality headset.
Sun, H. (2009). Understanding herd behavior
in technology adoption and continued use:
A longitudinal perspective. DIGIT
2009 Proceedings, 11.
Picture:
Ready Player One Stage photo
https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/ready-player-one-vr-tech-1202739419/
https://blog.yellowant.com/virtual-reality-past-present-and-future-588b23b61ee6
https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/04/08/473436382/wearing-vr- headsets-in-public-is-now-a-very-awkward-thing?t=1537737038923
I don’t like the idea of wearing a virtual reality headset in the public, at least as how it looks like today. It covers the face of people, so you might not even recognize someone you know. You can’t see the persons eyes which would be weird when talking to someone wearing a VR headset. This is by the way also the case with sunglasses. I think you should take off your sunglasses when talking to someone. The headset looks really unnatural too making humans look more like robots or something. I don’t have anything against VR technology itself and it certainly has got its use cases but wearing a VR headset in public is something I don’t like as I explained.
ReplyDeleteI don’t like the idea of wearing a virtual reality headset in the public, at least as how it looks like today. It covers the face of people, so you might not even recognize someone you know. You can’t see the persons eyes which would be weird when talking to someone wearing a VR headset. This is by the way also the case with sunglasses. I think you should take off your sunglasses when talking to someone. The headset looks really unnatural too making humans look more like robots or something. I don’t have anything against VR technology itself and it certainly has got its use cases but wearing a VR headset in public is something I don’t like as I explained.
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ReplyDeleteI have never thought that people would actually wear virtual reality headsets in the public. I've always thought that the only place to wear those is in some well controlled areas/rooms, where there is some reason for it. For example, medical training or playing a game.
I think that when the headsets don't look like current headsets anymore, but if they are more like integrated to our own eyes/sunglasses/glasses, then it would be usable to use virtual reality in the public. Even though, I totally get it that if everyone else starts to wear those, then it would be weird to not wear one. But I really hope that it will never be fashionable to wear VR headsets in the public, even for entertainment reasons UNTIL they are safe to use in every situation.