{"id":2352,"date":"2020-10-16T12:20:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/virtual-reality-developments-and-future-perspectives\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:48:04","slug":"virtual-reality-developments-and-future-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/virtual-reality-developments-and-future-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual reality: developments and future perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2352\" class=\"elementor elementor-2352 elementor-2342\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccbcc3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccbcc3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd913a7\" data-id=\"cd913a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a49c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a49c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even in the field of virtual reality, technological innovation and ICT research does not stop. What has been done so far and what are the perspectives for the coming years?<\/p><p>Let\u2019s see what has been done in this field and what the future holds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0689f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b0689f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The state of the art in 2020 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b9cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b9cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Virtual reality<\/strong> is that set of technologies that help creating a simulated environment within which the user can live an immersive experience composed of interactive virtual data.<\/p>\n<p>A specification is needed: virtual reality should not be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/augmented-reality-the-strategic-guide-for-managers-and-ceos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">augmented reality<\/a>, which refers to those technologies that allow to add a range of supplementary multimedia information to reality.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the topic of virtual reality, it has to be taken into account how it is spreading more and more in the general public, thanks both to the easiness of access to the devices that allow its use and to the actual use of these technologies, which are being designed with increasingly user-friendly interfaces.<\/p>\n<p>The potential uses of this technology are many. Its fields of application cover:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e5767 sistemo-listati elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f1e5767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">the possibility to create virtual prototypes in order to digitally \"test\" them. This possibility is particularly relevant for engineering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">training and simulation programs, which allow certain professionals, such as pilots, surgeons and many others, to gain experience virtually without the need to intervene \"in the field\"<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">remote control, which allows to remotely manage sensitive operations, reducing the risks that are involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">entertainment, from video games to the ability to virtually attend events such as concerts, games and more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">the ability to propose an increasingly immersive customer experience<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa4ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fa4ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBefore looking at the future, we need to focus on the year that is coming to an end.\n\nThere is no doubt in admitting that the year 2020 has been hit by an exceptional event. In fact, the pandemic has brought (and continues to bring) profound consequences in every field, including the economic and productive sector.\n\nAccording to a study conducted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idc.com\/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US46899820\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IDC<\/a> (International Data Corporation) research center, in 2020 the sales related to virtual reality devices suffered a setback with the arrival of Coronavirus. This is probably due to one of the consequences of the pandemic: the supply chain shutdown, which has affected this sector as like as many others.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0d04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0d04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future perspectives: a change driven by 5G <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f5fc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f5fc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite the decline experienced during the pandemic, IDC&#8217;s forecasts for the future are still very positive. According to the research centre, in fact, by the end of the year the trend is set to rise with a considerable annual growth rate. It is estimated that by 2024 the distribution of virtual reality devices will exceed 76 million units.<\/p>\n<p>Once the production sector is unlocked, it will be possible for manufacturers to respond to the demand, which has grown during the pandemic, of those virtual reality devices that allow to amplify the possibilities of entertainment and work from home.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated growth is also calculated taking into account another important technological novelty, destined to change the internet connection as we know it: <strong>5G<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The spread of the fifth generation of networks began in 2019. Even if in Italy the coverage of the 5G network affects only a few cities today, in the future we will hear more and more often about this topic.<\/p>\n<p>5G allows to greatly reduce response times, which become close to real-time transmission. With these assumptions it is easy to guess that the implementation of the 5G connection will offer even greater potential for virtual reality, with possible fields of application in many areas: from customer experience to engineering, from entertainment to <a href=\"https:\/\/pmf-research.eu\/en\/virtual-reality-in-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning<\/a>, from remote assistance to the creation of interactive work environments.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, brands are expected to make a more extensive use of virtual reality to let their customers experience their product even before the purchase.<\/p>\n<p>ICT&#8217;s research and development centres are specializing in the implementation of tools that allow to experience virtual reality in an increasingly immersive way. The development of tools such as wired gloves, virtual reality suits, headsets, eye-tracking systems and earphones serve precisely for this purpose and help to produce a multisensory experience that allow the user to have an entertaining and engaging experience.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd8803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bd8803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To conclude<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c435d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c435d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although virtual reality has suffered the harsh consequences of the pandemic, the future prospects are very positive. Thanks to the implementation of 5G technology, it will be possible to achieve very short response times and live more and more dynamic, immersive and engaging experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Innovation in the field of virtual reality certainly moves hand in hand with creativity. The search for unexplored fields of application is, in fact, still ongoing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even in the field of virtual reality, technological innovation and ICT research does not stop. What has been done so far and what are the perspectives for the coming years? Let\u2019s see what has been done in this field and what the future holds. 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