Reddit Just Summed Up The Future Of Virtual Reality In One Picture
This Is The Future, In One Picture
Thomas Tamblyn— The Huffington Post UK
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Reddit is the self-claimed 'front page of the internet', it's also a mirror, showing a reflection of the changing society we live in, one that we can so often be unaware of.
The fact is, as this outstanding Reddit post points out: You can't hide from the future anymore, it's here.
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Reddit user 'ryanmerket' may have won today's battle in the never ending war to post something that's as funny as it is insightful. This is both, and it's terrifying.
We often joke about the day when we'll all be sat at the dinner table and everyone will be talking through their phones.
That's not going to happen, because we'll all be too busy sunning ourselves on a virtual beach, while hastily cramming food into our mouths so we can go back to playing Elite: Dangerous.
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That said, there's no guarantee that VR will be a hit. As this slideshow proves...
Visions Of The Future That Wasn't
Virtual Reality(01 of09)
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The Duchess of York tried a virtual reality game called "Space Mission" in September 1996 during a visit to Segaworld's Trocadero theme park. Amazingly, it did not take off. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Concorde(02 of09)
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It beat horse-and-cart, but it didn't last as long. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Space Shuttle(03 of09)
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It defined space exploration for 20 years, but the Space Shuttle was too costly and unwieldy to fully replace the older space capsule concept. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Microsoft Kinnect(04 of09)
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First it was a brand new toy for the Xbox 360, then it was a core essential for the Xbox One. Trouble was, not one ever made a good game for it - so now it's all but dead. (credit:Andy King via Getty Images)
3D TV(05 of09)
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About 5 years ago your next TV was definitely, for sure, 100% going to be a 3D TV. Today? No one cares. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The Flying Saucer(06 of09)
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To be fair, this 1950s vision of a flying saucer would have been awesome. Alas, it did not - and does not - exist. (credit:GraphicaArtis via Getty Images)
Flying Car(07 of09)
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The ConVairCar, Model 118 flying car, designed by Theodore P. Hall for the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Company of San Diego, DID exist. But it never went into production. (credit:FPG via Getty Images)
Google Glass(08 of09)
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Nick Clegg wore Google Glass.Google ended the Google Glass experiment.Coincidence? (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
The Segway(09 of09)
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As soon as former Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik stepped on one, it was clear the Segway dream was finished. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Archive)