With the growing advancements in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, it is easy to be excited about what this game developer is trying to achieve. Imagine being able to experience the world of VR and AR without ever having to put on heavy goggles or look at your phone screen. That is exactly what this game developer is working towards.
Meet Cooper. After his father's death, Cooper goes on a trip in hopes of finding himself. His desire is to figure out his place in the world and what he wants to do in his life. Cooper's luck, however, takes a turn for the worse after he becomes the victim of an identity thief. Needing to get back home and having no money to do it with, Cooper desperately tries to find work, anywhere he can. Cooper's luck seems to be improving when he sees that a game developer is paying people to test an experimental game. Blown away at the graphics and realism of a Whack-a-Mole game in Augmented reality Cooper feels like this is the best thing ever. Things are about to take a drastic turn for the worse, in a lethal way.
After Cooper agrees to the next phase of the experiment, he is taken to a house on the grounds. Even though he knows things are not as they seem he literally gets scared to death. It is only after Cooper's tragic death that everything that happened from the moment he received the implant, was all in his mind. It would seem that nothing was as it appeared.
Now, on to the Questions!
Even though we are aware that with all great achievements, tragedy happens. Would you consider it worth the risk of such an advancement in technology? An advancement that quite literally would change the way we see the world.
How long until we see such advances in technology?
Assuming you don't think it is worth the risk, how long would it take for you to feel comfortable using such technology?
Please include the Why!
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