Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: If you don't see something take off with practical applications within 5 years

[quote name="fabio"]It's probably never going to happen. You saw the Nintendo DS within 5 years of most people at least hearing about PDAs. You saw tablets within 5 years of the DS. VR has had novelty pushes for, what, 26 years now? I have a futurist friend who can't stop going on about how this generation's VR is <b>the next big evolution</b>. Points include: -It might seem like science fiction now, but Star Trek predicted cel phones(?) -We're eventually going to get the matrix and "technology has to start somewhere" -Okay, the early 90s VR sucked, but this time it's totally going to happen! -This totally isn't like motion control! Motion control was only moving the controller. VR can cover <b>everything!</b> Despite advances from the early 90s, VR isn't going to take off for the same reason motion control and the Wii Fit board never took off: nobody wants to move around waving their arms constantly while playing a video game (unless your name is DDR). This is going to remain true no matter how cheap and lightweight the hardware gets.[/quote]