When
people think of virtual reality, they often relate the concept and intent to
video gaming. A way for gamers to fully
envelop themselves in an artificial surrounding for the purposes of a more
immersive gaming experience. But virtual
reality has the potential for so much more and it will soon be integrated into
a dynamic multimedia experience that can and likely will, revolutionize the
design, production and experience of internet content. As we know it now, our interactive media is
mostly displayed in a 16:9 aspect ratio format that presents a small window
into the marvel of internet technology.
We sit within our organic world and gaze into a window of the digital
world, always separated by the obvious border between the two realities. Virtual reality, when used for interactive
media purposes, will completely destroy that border. Imagine if instead of going to a website, you
went inside a website. Your search
brought you to a virtual door and when you activate the door to open, you step
inside a website’s design that surrounds you with a virtual room tailored to
their artistic tastes and principles of design.
At first, it may be difficult to full grasp the extent that virtual
reality technology will change multimedia and the limitless applications that
it presents. Attached is a video that
demonstrates just one small example of how you could enter inside a website and
become immersed in their multimedia experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMzh-s8qeSo
Imagine if the website had 3D
icons that you could virtually interact with, that take you to new rooms, new
environments, new places. Companies are
working on 3D photos that will virtually take you anywhere in the world and
submerse you in life like photographic replica environments. The possibilities on a flat screen are indeed
limitless but in virtual reality, the interactive multimedia experience will
overwhelm the senses and allow developers to engage their audiences in ways
never before thought possible.
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