![]() ![]() Elise Ogle as she uses a VR headset to experience a coral reef. ![]() Professor Jeremy Bailenson guides Social Science Research Asst. ![]() Its author – Professor Jeremy Bailenson – is the Director of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, and one of the world’s greatest authorities on virtual reality, yet this doesn’t come across as an academic book. Yet just as the tipping point eventually came around when even my grandparents bought their own smartphones – and used them every day – there is a building consensus that it’s only a matter of time before technologies such as virtual and augmented reality will transform the way we interact with digital content in even more fundamental ways than the smartphone has done.įor those feeling befuddled by that whole idea, Experience on Demand is certainly a helpful read, and oftentimes an entertaining one as well. ![]() It’s an exciting technology with applications that people are happy to try out – but not yet willing to embrace fully. This, many experts argue, is the stage we’re currently at with virtual reality. The experience felt interesting and exciting, but not necessarily useful, and certainly not necessary. But I also remember doing that for the first time in a crowded Apple store, with no real intention of buying the first-generation iPhone I was playing with. I’m still old enough to remember a time when typing a message on a touchscreen keyboard felt very cutting-edge. Experience On Demand is an in-depth look at VR and how it can be harnessed to improve our everyday lives. ![]()
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