While at the beginning, a bit gimmicky in my opinion, VR has opened up a world of possibility for multiple outlets. Literally. From education to law enforcement, engineering and beyond, the applications and growth potential of the medium is endless.
The implications for educational tools alone will allow students to experience places they may not otherwise be exposed to or have a chance to visit physically. Educators now have the opportunity to allow themselves the freedom of simply selecting devices for students to use and showing them exactly what they are learning about. From history teachers being able to reconstruct real scenes to let their students explore or allowing them to explore places such as the Arc D'Triumph or the House of Commons. Art Teachers being able to show the paintings or sculptures they are referring to with easy in a virtual museum setting rather than power points filled with distorted and de-saturated Google image searches of the works.
Law enforcement officers and investigators being able to recreate crime scenes in virtual as well as the way evidence is captured in its discovered settings, will allow for better judgement and discovery of a scene to make solving and implicating suspects a more swift and hopefully accurate process.
Engineers being able to visualize repair or modifications or how their design will work in real time and in the chosen location will allow for better aesthetics as well as functionality. They will also be able to foresee any problems that may arise on the build more easily. This will lead to better structures and overall safety for the public who use the structures.
VR is the beginning of a new angle on the world. A tool and entertainment medium that will only grow. I look forward to watching the infancy give way to practical technology and immersion.
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