Technology is always changing, always growing. Like a snowball rolling downhill, our innovations compound and change almost constantly. But what happens when the maximum output for a product has been reached? When the public craves better, faster, and stronger, what will we turn to next?
It’s well known that the smartphone has been on top for the past decade. No other device has captured our attention and the collective heart of consumers than the cell phone. It’s combined nearly all of our portable technology, including satellite navigation, phone usage, even internet access and features that have previously been restricted to laptops and desktop computers.
So, what’s next? What will we look to to fill the void of technological advancement?
Augmented reality, or AR, has quickly been gaining ground in the technological world. A variant of virtual reality, or VR, augmented reality is a sort of stepping stone to full virtual reality. Systems that use augmented reality superimpose computer-generated images onto a person’s view of the real world. Popular examples of this include the Pokemon Go! app, as well as the Google Glass.
Even smartphones are quickly becoming hip to the new virtual technology, with advancements such as Google’s Cardboard, a folded piece of cardboard with two magnification lenses, that work alongside an app on smartphone to create augmented or virtual worlds and games.
Augmented and virtual reality advancements are quickly gaining ground in the worlds of both consumers and technology. Soon, we’ll see the heralding of a new era- the era of escapism at its finest.
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