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In my last article I told about how to investigate beautiful places in the world if you can't afford travelling or just don't have enough free time. You can do it virtually using Google Street View. And I'm pretty sure that you also heard about a virtual reality technology and know what it is; some of you could have even seen the VR helmets. Today I would like to tell you about this amazing and really perspective invention that may bring people of the whole world to their knees, and become an essential attribute of our life.

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Virtual reality starts to interest the consumers and developers more and more each year. According to experts only a small group of people knew about virtual reality in 2014, now gamers all over the world, digital specialists and cinema industry professionals learn about this technology and start to actively use it.

I do not want to say what would be after such an interest in this technology, but I'm sure that its popularity in the near future would only increase. Now let's look at the factors claim - VR would change our lives and will become an integral part of it.

Interest of the leading companies of the IT industry in VR development and a large increase of investments

The leaders of the IT industry are struggling to promote this topic, because they believe in its prospects. Two years ago, Google Cardboard VR Toolkit glasses of virtual reality created a furore in the world’s market and became the one of the first incarnations of VR.

There is a wow-effect about this technology all around the world and it makes more and more investors put their money in the development of VR, and believe me, they wouldn’t spend money vainly! There are now even two startups have already invested more than $ 15 million in the development of VR technology.

Representatives of the gaming industry also keep an eye on this technology and PlayStation will release games with support of virtual reality.

#A perspective future of VR
Experts believe that the technology of virtual reality will make a fundamental contribution to the daily lives of people, as it was with the advent of computers and mobile phones, because the VR could be a new way of human communication in the digital world as this technology allows you to manage your feelings.

Representatives of IT companies predict a huge market growth of VR technology, which has already started this year. We also learned about the huge growth rates, which are predicted by analysts, and they show a stunning increase from $98.6 million to 20.7 billion in just 5 years.

But there are also many people who are not so optimistic - experts see a lot of the problems that I want to name just right now.

Teenagers between 10-17 years, who ever had a chance to test this invention, always say with indescribable enthusiasm that virtual reality is a really cool technology.

Disadvantage of the design

The main feature of any device – is its simplicity and practicality of use. VR-helmets haven’t got the necessary level of development; they absolutely couldn’t be called comfortable. Often, these helmets need to be connected via cable. This technology can only be used at home. But there are still a lot of other drawbacks, such as its low mobility.

• Excessive prices

Games bring more and more of virtual reality to ordinary players annually. But a high efficiency, a powerful microprocessor and so on is need for the system to support the VR technology. This, of course, costs a lot of money that ordinary players can’t spend on a regular game. Developers need at least a couple of years to release a new cheaper technology.

• The adverse effects on the body

Some users get headaches and even dizziness after wearing a helmet. Their eyes and noses hurt and they can even become sick. There are some fears that VR helmets have a negative impact on the brain. Manufacturers know about this problem and try to fix it.

• Insufficient immersion

Virtual reality - is a space in which people hide from the circumstances of the real world. Yes, VR developers can already give us a vivid sensation of flight and travel, but they couldn’t create a permanent and really sufficient immersion effect.

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After this all, I conclude that the VR is a very advanced and modern technology, that could become the leader of the niche, but now it has got many disadvantages, and if developers fix them they would be able to produce a new world’s technological breakthrough! Some say that with the development of VR people can become unsociable, will spend all their time indoors and even have virtual sex. But let's hope that this will not ever come up.

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Alex

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