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VR IS NOT HERE YETMaribeth Gandy
Director, Wearable Computing Center Georgia Tech
maribeth@imtc.gatech.edu @maribethgandy
DIGITAL INFORMATION IS JOINING US IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
➤ Our content will escape “the glowing rectangle”
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: DISPLAYS
➤ Real 3D without glasses for one user
Johnny Chung Lee, Wii-Mote Head Tracking, 2007
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: DISPLAYS
➤ Real 3D with glasses for multiple people
Noitom, Project Alice: Social VR, 2016
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: DISPLAYS
➤ These aren’t holograms
Tupac at Coachella, 2012 Microsoft HoloLens, 2016
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
➤ How do we build game levels that work everywhere?
Magic Leap, 2015
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
➤ And how do I avoid spilling my beer?
Innis and Gunn, Immersive and Gunn, 2016
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: USER INTERFACE
➤ Do we really want this?
The Void, Virtual Reality Center, Utah
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: USER INTERFACE
➤ We don’t like to be reminded how much we suck
X-Tech, Microsoft Kinect Games
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: CONTENT
➤ What is a good VR game or “movie”?
Melies, A Trip to the Moon,1902 The Jazz Singer, 1928
BUT WE CAN’T DO IT YET: CONTENT
➤ Do we always want complete immersion?
STTNG, The Inner Light, Season 5, Episode 25
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