Reality headsets

Welcome, readers of this blog! Today I'm going to dedicate an entire post relating to one specific piece of technology: reality headsets. This is in part thanks to the tv series SAO (Sword Art Online) which introduced me to the concept of reality headsets. In the tv series, the reality headset is a helmet with a visor that let you enter a virtual world. The headset then uses your brain waves to move your body inside the virtual world, and triggers some of your neural connections to make you feel your five senses : sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell.

Sword Art Online's virtual reality headset, know as NerveGear.

 However, our virtual reality headsets are much different than the ones displayed in the SAO (which, by the way, takes place in the year 2022). Here, the headsets use sensors to detect and analyse your motion, from which it reacts. This makes it so that the screen or the visors image can move accordingly and reflect reality. Sadly, I'm not aware of any device capable of reenacting the five senses, and their have been no articles suggesting progress towards this goal.

Despite this fact, I still find this VR technology to be groundbreaking. To create an immersive gaming experience with such depth and detail is a truly incredible feat. The video listed below will give you an idea of what you would experience with a VR headset. That being said, please take note that the experience with an actual VR headset would be much better, because instead of the screen being displayed flat surface (your computer) it will covers all the angles of your sight. This means you can only see the screen of the virtual reality headset, which then creates the illusion that you are part of the game.

Now, as far as I'm concerned, this is the future of gaming. In fact, as far as I can tell from the videos I've watched, these headsets create an experience unlike any other, allowing the user of the headset to enter a whole new world. At the same time, this device makes gaming much more interactive and suspenseful because the barrier between reality and video games is broken. The games that come along with these headsets are also very unique in there structure, and very captivating to look at. The gaming clip bellow proves just that with it's star wars reminiscent game design and incredible artwork. 

All in all, virtual reality headsets show the potential of future technology and show us that we are closing in on that futuristic world that we all yearn for.

Sources: http://www.wareable.com/headgear/the-best-ar-and-vr-headsets

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