Which has a better chance to catch on, VR or AR?

[Rob Phillips]

I feel like AR will have a better chance to catch on. While both have their uses outside of entertainment (such as educational, training, medicinal, etc.), my first instinct in terms of VR is that it's a gaming headset. Not everyone is into video games (at least, it probably holds true for the older generation), so it's a smaller market publicly. Whereas AR, such as HoloLens, I feel would catch on more to everyone, along with it being introduced into classrooms.

Exactly this. VR = Entertainment, in my mind. I just think AR has more real world applications.

 

[deon_mensah]

With cost being a major barrier for most people, I bet AR will be in the lead for awhile before VR catches up when price points are blurred or insignificant for most folk.

 

[LtDarthWookie]

I think it depends on the industry. Gaming will probably keep VR alive or push it forward. But if you look at things like Hololens from Microsoft they are really hyping and pushing it as a corporate tool. You could be fixing a machine and have the instructions just there in your field of vision and even perform 3d manipulations on the object to better understand and complete the task.

 

[pkcable]

I think it depends on the industry. Gaming will probably keep VR alive or push it forward. But if you look at things like Hololens from Microsoft they are really hyping and pushing it as a corporate tool. You could be fixing a machine and have the instructions just there in your field of vision and even perform 3d manipulations on the object to better understand and complete the task.

Although it was not really a success, I think glasses similar to Googles Project Glass, is the future of AR. That product was just too far ahead of it's time, BUT in 5 to 10 years I think smart glasses will be VERY popular.

 

[LtDarthWookie]

100% agree. I don't see it coming to my job position but a lot of service/manufacturing jobs could absolutely use it and we're seeing a similar inclusion in things like cars and motorcycles. Cars are getting more and more heads up displays (the original AR if you think about it) and now there's helmet add on's for Motorcycles that will display GPS.

I think AR is going to be more mainstream and VR is going to be more for entertainment. Which makes sense if you think about it. AR is helping you do things and adding information, while VR transports you somewhere else.